Bad Ding on Rosewood Fingerboard.

stevekim · #1 02-28-2006, 05:44 PM

yesterday, while my bass was leaned up against my amp the drummer accidentally knocks it over. fortunately, the strings took much of the force (dented the E string pretty bad) but there is an indentation on one of the frets where the string hit the fingerboard. is there any way to fix this or should i just leave it be? the dent is about 1/4 long and only a few milimeters deep. you can see the grooves from the strings. it's probably not worth worrying about, just wanted to see if by chance anybody had an easy fix for this.

thanks,

steve

jeffhigh · #2 02-28-2006, 08:16 PM

If it is just dented you may be able to steam it out.
If it is scratched you would be best to fill it up with a sanding dust?superglue mix
which damage is it?

gfried84 · #3 02-28-2006, 08:19 PM

take a wet cloth(not damp). place the cloth on the dent and put the tip of a soldering iron on it. It may take 30 times but the steam should make the dent rise.

stevekim · #4 03-04-2006, 05:14 PM

thanks. the soldering iron + steam method works great. i wasn't able to get the dent out 100% but it is MUCH better and doesn't bother me as much.