Recent content by Picknhand

Okay...so after much contemplation and reading (see EP B4 1426 - Chuck Guidance) and more questioning, I decided to “pop” the top off to have a look-see. I’ll let you all weigh in but I think everything looks pretty good accept for a few problem areas. Most notably (I think) is the neck...

Sorry folks...some additional observations. @Steven Ayres Yes, I think I can clamp back the neck without too much resistance and thus not cracking. I just did a test clamp to see. However, upon doing so and looking down the neck centerline, I see there is a pronounce cant that seems to start...

When you say keep the neck...do you also mean preserve the current dove tail tenon? I thought I understood your previous input that eliminating the dove tail approach and replace with a mortise was recommended. If that is the case, it seems my only option would be to glue in a new tenon in...

F A N T A S T I C! Reading now...staycation + COVID quarantine = repair reading

@Hogslapper something like James did here?? I will keep searching for any info posted that describes what James did here prior to his pictures below. Circa 1940 Epiphone bass new neck & scroll graft Luthier CSI October 2020: EBAY 1949 American Standard bass

Yikes! Makes sense…very tedious job ahead.

So like $500 or $2500? Obviously I will meet the the luthier, but just informational gathering...thanks.

Merry late Christmas. Just an update (of sorts); just been studying a whole bunch really. I got a couple of gadgets from Santa that are to assist with this project (a) Chuck Traegar's book (as recommended by @jsf729 ), (b) endscope (as recommended by @eh_train ) , and (c) a date with a...

Well....did a whole lot of thread reading today to collect some more insight on the task at hand. A couple of things floating around my brain: (1) thinking the neck joint repair would be best accomplished with a jig, which of course will take some thinking/planning, (2) thinking I am going to...

Wondering how the loads from the string tension make their way into the body and joints…couldn’t find any literature on the topic. I know you experts out there have the instinct and experience of how this works but if someone can’t point me in the direction of anything on the topic, I’d be...

Clearly I like like wacky ideas so thanks for that… I brought home (from work) an endoscope but it was too big for sneaking in the end pin and f holes. This thing is more for inspecting welds at a crane pedestal base :)). Anyway, with the help of my son, I got a few pics of the interior but...

Just checking in...I am going to get my hands on something like this and have a look-see BEFORE making my next move. Also, in the meantime, I continue to read about neck joints dove vs. tenon. Will post pictures of the inside as soon as I get them. Thanks!

Good morning all; I have a little update but first. Certainly appreciate everyone's input and recommended path forward on this. A little about me...I've been hacking away at music (primarily acoustic guitar) for a long while as I travel through my life with family, kiddos, and work (naval...

Challenge accepted! :) will be coming to you all for advice and guidance. Thanks!

Thank you both for the feedback. I am not a luthier nor experienced with this instrument but I suppose I don’t have much to lose to dig in and learn something. So…on that note, where would I start to tackle this?? Is there a bass luthier for dummies (like me)? Thanks again!