Modifying a Dean Pace Electric Upright

[Kirsch]

I posted in the EUB forum, but thought I'd post here too.

Copy/pasted from my other thread...

Got my Christmas gift, and it's a Dean Pace EUB. I'm pretty excited.

Anyway, the reason I wanted an EUB is because I played double bass in various orchestras for 7 years or so.

If you know about the Dean then you know I have a problem, I can't play arco (with a bow) because the bridge is flat and the finger board isn't radiused enough.

So my question is, can I modify it so I can play it with a bow, or, worst case scenario, am I going to have to somehow return/sell this and get something else?

I think I can build a bridge that would get the two middle strings where I want them, but are the pickups going to perform properly with that setup?

That then leaves the fingerboard, if I build a bridge that is as minimal as possible just so I can bow the middle strings, how big of an issue is the fingerboard going to be? Having the action too high would be the concern, but if it's only 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch at the bottom I think I can handle that.

Thoughts? Opinions? Ideas? Concerns?

All is appreciated. Thanks.