patch removal

[Dr Rod]

Hi friends

Would you share a gentle patch removal technique ?

I have used hot water before to loosen hide glue, but how can you remove a patch without loosening adjacent joints that you want to keep intact ?

would you inject water in the joint?

[Ken McKay]

Dr Rod,

I would carve it out to within a very small shaving left and then place a wet hot cloth to soften the glue and scrape the remainder. I would not get it WET.
What kind of patch, top or back?

[Dr Rod]

Originally Posted by Ken McKay

Dr Rod,

I would carve it out to within a very small shaving left and then place a wet hot cloth to soften the glue and scrape the remainder. I would not get it WET.
What kind of patch, top or back?

your suggestion makes sense.

it's a back patch

(BTW, I have fond memories of Michigan, I used to play for the Flint, Ann Arbor, and Kalamazoo symphonies)

[Ken McKay]

Hey, If you ever get back to Michigan, stop by Traverse City and give my son 15 y/0 a lesson and I will show you the basses I have here. One being built, one done.

[Dr Rod]

Originally Posted by Ken McKay

Hey, If you ever get back to Michigan, stop by Traverse City and give my son 15 y/0 a lesson and I will show you the basses I have here. One being built, one done.

I would love to do that !

By the way, the patch came off very nicely with your system. Thank again.