Recent content by Dacarch

Thanks BPM, I will keep an eye on dirt build-up. I may start a new thread here with a rattling noise coming from the body that I am still trying to resolve. Maybe I get some tips on that as well.

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UPDATE: Thanks to the Easter holidays, I was able to finish this restoration project successfully! In the end, I did have to invest some time in trying to get rid of the rust on the plates, without removing the worms and the results are not perfect but acceptable. It involved trying homemade...

@mjt0229 I will, thanks! Yesterday I put the brass plates back and soon will post finished pictures, I am happy with the results but it was not so straightforward... I am planning to re-use the strings so that will be interesting. To answer your question, no, the soundpost is still in place...

UPDATE: Wasted no time in getting the project going and it has been fun so far. I started by placing the bass on a sturdy support and taking detailed pictures of all the areas involved. Next, I marked the position of the bridge and started slowly de-tensioning the chords, (after brushing off...

First of all, thank you all for your input and suggestions. Also, I took pictures of the worst one, the G string. The others are not as bad. This is the E string: @dhergert: That would be interesting if the instrument (or at least the Tuner set) is that old (pre-1933). I have only a tag visible...

Hello fellow Dbass players, I was hoping some of you can point me to the right technique to go about cleaning the Tuning keys on my newly acquired Double bass. I am trying to avoid removing the strings completely if at all possible. My guitarist proposed using WD-40 and gently rubbing it off...

Hello all, I did not find an introduction sub-forum here under Double Bass, although I did post an introduction a while back, as I am also an E-Bass player in my adopted country, Germany. I always thought an upright bass was very good-looking and warm sounding, but it was not until recently...

Interesting well written post, you really did try hard on the adjustment front. I myself bought an electric bass guitar that fit my student budget at the time and lucked out that it was inexpensive but good. I am talking about a Yamaha BB from the early '90s. Interesting article in the link...

Hello all, I am an American Citizen living in Germany since 2009. Have been playing my bass for over 20 years, but only recently joined a serious cover band here in Germany playing bass and singing. We do small to medium gigs in the Rhineland Palatinate area (near Frankfurt), doing covers from...