| Question on fingerboard flatness
I have a Kay bass that I'm test driving.
The bass had a new ebony fingerboard installed about a year ago by a good local bass luthier (Andrew at the String Shop of AZ).
This is my first double bass so I'm curious about something I noticed.
If I lay a straight edge on the fingerboard should it be dead flat or it is normal to see some "relief" built into the board?
On my slab fretless basses I like the board dead flat, I'm talking FLAT.
On this Kay if I touch the string to the board at the nut and at the fingerboard end, there is a good 1/8 inch gap at about the middle of the neck.
Is this normal?
Thanks,
John
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Last edited by Gambaholic : 03-06-2008 at 11:28 AM.
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