Upright damage help

[Bassplayer_479]

I have been playing electric for several years and about 6 months ago decided to start expeimenting with upright. At first I was able to borrow a local band teachers backup, and then got a deal to take a double off of a school's hands for free. As you can imagine, it is not in the best of shape. The neck is broken out of the joint, and the body is in need of tlc and some seam repair. First, is this bass worth trying to repair, Second, are there any good repair shops in the northwest indiana or chicago area?

[eh_train]

HI 479,

Pics. would be a great help, and also some more history. For example, if you know where and when the bass was made. If you're not sure, check inside for a label...

There's a big difference between "it's a 3 year old cheap Asian bass that has never worked very well", and "it's a 50 year old carved German bass that was working beautifully until someone dropped it." That is, how much the bass might be worth, once repaired, will influence how much money to put into it...

Sorry, I don't know of luthiers in your neck of the woods...

Cheers,

Paul (Eh_train)

[Bassplayer_479]

Being that I got it from a school, I really dont know too much about its origin other than that it was purchased new about 25 years ago. While im not sure on the manufacturer, im sure that your "it's a 50 year old carved German bass that was working beautifully until someone dropped it." scenario is not the case. As I said I am new to upright so any help I could get would be great.

Thanks,
Will

[rablack]

check Bob Gollihur's luthier listing site http://www.urbbob.com/luthiers.html

[Michael Case]

If you got the bass for free it is worth the trip to a luthier to have an estimate for repairs. They will also tell you if the bass is worth springing for the work.

[mesmithnm]

No first hand knowledge, but I remembered seeing this recent thread

Quality Luthiers

Mark