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Thanks for the additional replies. Just an update: I'm lucky to live near a luthier, who was kind enough to take some time to take a look at my bass despite being swamped. He confirmed that the soundpost was beating the heck out of the bass and adjusted it. He also adjusted the bridge so that...

Appreciate everyone's advice. Definitely planning on getting the bridge replaced as soon as a local luthier is reasonably available. It's only the area approaching the G-side f hole that's depressed. The top is even and uniform until you approach that area, in case the photos weren't clear. It...

Thanks for the helpful replies!

Hi all, Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but any help would be appreciated. I recently bought my first double bass. It's a '58 M-1 Kay. I noticed that it wasn't sustaining particularly well, wasn't as "bassy sounding" as I had in my head, and that it was harder to play than I...