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09-30-2010, 06:33 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: sydney, australia | | | mold on fretboard... oh no... and tac holes!
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oh my... this is a sad story from the begining.
buy a guitar off ebay, misleading description ect; had star stickers all over it (lol good boy billy) and theres what im pretty sure are tac holes in the fretboard.
oh and the body is a bit manged up too; but thats another story; either way I left it at my father-in-laws so he had a bass in the house to play with, he never touched it and it just sat in the case... I went to play it when I was there one day and there was mold growing on the fretboard argh.
that and iv got nfi what to do about the holes, can I plug them with something? its a old westone bass and i would like to salvage it  |
09-30-2010, 09:15 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | What is a "tac hole"?
A tactical hole?
A hole left from too many games of tic-tac-toe?
Take a bit more time and type carefully, please....
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09-30-2010, 10:34 AM
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09-30-2010, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by Pilgrim What is a "tac hole"?
A tactical hole?
A hole left from too many games of tic-tac-toe?
Take a bit more time and type carefully, please.... | Quote:
Originally Posted by choo5 Oh my... This is a sad story right from the beginning.
I bought a guitar off of eBay. It had a misleading description, had star stickers all over it (aside: good job, me), and there are [what I'm pretty sure are] tack holes in the fretboard. The body is a bit mangled too, but that's another story.
I left it with my father-in-law so he had a bass in the house to play with; he never touched it, and it just sat in the case. I went to play it when I was there one day, and there was mold growing on the fretboard. *exasperated noise*
I've got no ****ing idea what to do about the holes. Can I plug them with something? It's an old Westone bass and I would like to salvage it | Translated. 
The mold is an interesting one - I've never heard of that, but it's definitely an indicator that the wood is not sealed and there's too much moisture. Is the fretboard maple, by chance? Finger sweat on unfinished maple fretboards turns green, so you could just be mistaking it for that.
You say "tack" holes, so I'm inclined to think that they are tiny, like a thumb tack. It's too tiny to be a termite hole, so I suspect that it's not a pest of any sort. Just in case, to go the hardware store, buy some mineral oil and wood putty in the same color as your fretboard. Clean the fretboard with the mineral oil and use the putty to fill the holes. After the putty is dry, you might look into a wood sealant, just in case there is some wood-chomping creature eating its way through.
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09-30-2010, 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Pilgrim What is a "tac hole"?
A tactical hole?
A hole left from too many games of tic-tac-toe?
Take a bit more time and type carefully, please.... | Hence my sig line... One here for help but won't take care to express themself legibly, so it's hard or impossible to really h elp.
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09-30-2010, 07:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: sydney, australia | | | my apologies, i'l go back and edit my post when I wake up properly to make it easier to understand.
tac = thumbtack, and im pretty sure they are actual thumbtack holes as they aren't a perfect hole either; the stickers were on there when I bought the bass (i'm not that silly).
and the mold is white circular spore shapes D: i'm going to head in and buy some mineral oil today hopefuly.
also: the fretboard is rosewood I belive. |
09-30-2010, 10:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado | | | Interesting! If it's just a thumbtack hole, I think I'd try dropping water onto it and seeing if I could swell the holes shut. They really shouldn't affect function.
The mold is odd - perhaps a thorough wipe-down with undiluted Lysol?
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09-30-2010, 10:53 PM
|  | Real Basses Have 5 Strings! | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | | Is it mold? Really? or is it green tarnish on the frets?
I have not seen the first but I have seen the second.
If you keep your bass in a basement you may need to run a dehumidifier in the summer and a humidifier in the winter ... depending on your climate. |
10-01-2010, 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Ric5 Is it mold? Really? or is it green tarnish on the frets?
I have not seen the first but I have seen the second.
If you keep your bass in a basement you may need to run a dehumidifier in the summer and a humidifier in the winter ... depending on your climate. | not on the frets mate, on the fingerboard, the frets are a bit nasty but theres very little wear at all on them hence why I want to save this neck i'l take a picture tomorrow in the light for everyone to see before I actualy clean it just to be sure. Quote: |
Interesting! If it's just a thumbtack hole, I think I'd try dropping water onto it and seeing if I could swell the holes shut. They really shouldn't affect function.
| thanks mate, i'l try that; the weather swings a bit where I am (though nothing like canada ect, it gets down to around -3 in winter sometimes though) is there any particular type of weather that im best to do this in? (ie: do it on a hot / cold day) | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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