Recent content by tony andrews

Satisfying! - But I'll try not to get too carried away. . .

It the risk of getting back on topic (!) I solved the problem by carefully filing down the grooves with needle files and sanding the bridge curve down to keep the actual groove depth the same, as well as the bridge profile. I'm really happy with the results. It's made a huge difference to my...

Lovely. I bought a Hofner violin bass in 1969 in the UK when I was 16. It cost me £39.10 shillings. I loved it. Learned to play bass with it. Sold it about 15 years ago to a guy in a rockabilly band in Dorset, UK. Thanks for sharing yours!

Many thanks for all the advice. I've ordered some various sized needle files and am going to start by filing down the string grooves, bit by bit. BTW being English I don't understand the association between grit and food. In England, and here in Spain grit is something we just stick on...

No? No what?? Please explain. Thanks.

Here's a photo of the bridge.

I bought a new Thomann bass a year ago and the string heights seem too high. Because of current Covid situation I have decided not to visit a luthier in my nearest city (Granada, Spain) for the foreseeable future unless absolutely necessary, so I want to adjust the height myself. The factory set...

Great, thanks for the detailed advice David. I’m going to contact the Granada luthier you suggest tomorrow. Best, Antony.

Great replies, really helpful and reassuring. Thanks. I’m very much on my own here, up in the mountains. I rarely use the bow to be honest (I know I should, to practice scales). But I’m definitely going to find a luthier to set them properly.

I'm a beginner and I bought a new Thomann DB a year ago but string heights are to high for me. (E11mm, A12mm, D11.5mm, G6.5mm bottom end of fingerboard to underside of string). Can anyone recommend a local luthier to set it for me in the Granada area of Andalucia, Spain? - Or any other advice...