Just wanted to share with you fine TB folk, especially any DB newbies (like me) who are a little timid about working on your bass.
My string height was a little on the high side and my bridge adjusters were bottomed out, so I figured I would attempt to lower the string height by myself before bringing it to a luthier. Here's what I did:
1. I loosened the strings until could get the bridge off. I was very gentle because I was paranoid about knocking over the soundpost.
2. I cut about 1/4" off the threaded end of each adjuster so that it could screw a little deeper into the bridge.
3. I used a very fine saw to cut about 2mm off the bridge ends so that the adjusters could go in deeper.
4. I chamfered the threaded holes in the bridge just a touch.
5. I put the bridge back on, lining it up as per instructions found here on TB. Then I tuned the bass up to pitch. Voila!
I may have been a bit reckless just jumping in like this, but I went slow, thought out each stage, and I kept track of which bridge feet were which!
Well, after all that, the bass plays a lot easier and I have much more adjustability in case of climate change or different strings. I also gained a LOT more confidence in handling and adjusting my bass.
