Endpin fill and re-drill/ream

[Arnold Schnitzer]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

The Endpin on my Mystery Bass is slightly forward as well. I don't know why they did this but it IS the original hole from about 200 years ago if not more.



Maybe, just maybe, the off center front to back placement of the Endpin hole has something to do with the Balance of the Bass as decided by the maker or maybe even the player and his needs when the Basses were made way back when..?

I've seen a few like this. The hole was always toward the bass top, never the back. I surmise that the top has been off many times and with all the re-fitting the ribs got narrower. So now the hole is off-center.

Jeff B. once told me about putting the endpin slightly off center, I think. It had to do with balance, but if I recall correctly (which is doubtful at my level of mental decomposition) he said it was toward the back.