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photos? is this fully carved? what finish? i live in Vermont, and am in Glastonbury + Hartford tomorrow gigging (rose's berry field, and firebox restaurant) no time to come see it but there are other days i could. snowsto(at)gmail(dot)com kelly

a friend just took her bass to acoustic outfitters (gary filgate) for the same thing. it had a wicked bend in it as we say up here. kelly

Chuck rocks... huh, double meaning.

looks like it was closer to 1" move toward the bridge (from almost right on the saddle). do you think the changes then are more due to the synthetic tailpiece or willing it to feel/ sound better? i know that can happen too. i don't bow so i don't have wolf tones (at least that i notice). i'm...

i thinned my bride too much at the end (it was my first one) and it's maple... interesting topic. you should look at banjo players, many of them have tried all kinds of wood (why not, no fitting, swap-able, and cheap!). Ebony had a really dark muted sound on my banjo for example. i don't...

i had good success with moving the bridge up 1-2" and using nylon tailpiece "wire". my tailpiece was just about at the saddle, now it's 1-2" toward the bridge.

i switched from braided wire to nylon from Bob Gollihur. it made a big difference, but i also moved the tailpiece toward the bridge almost an inch (the tailpiece was "hinged" close to the saddle). that could have been more difference than the material. this change was the second biggest...

is there a standard or a preferred way? i added should in there because i wasn't sure. actually i just checked my bass w/ wooden adjusters and they're opposite... my old aluminum adjuster bridge (replaced w/ wood) and the one on my other bass are both threads up, the wood threads down.

the bridge feet don't have to spin. there's a threaded insert in the top portion of the bridge, and a "bushing" in the bottom part (so the top part of the bridge will move away from the bottom part and the wheel will stay at the bottom). Clockwise should move the bridge taller, counter...

i moved my strings in because of this, not sure i noticed the volume difference; but it was easier to play, and i got less buzz on the E (probably from my attack). moved the A and E in (G and D were ok). A moved in ~3mm, and E moved in ~5mm.

Tim, thanks for your input. that story is scary!!! I'm married to a banjo player, so we've been A:B the bass w/ banjo all along. i suppose from your statement your carved never opened up? I did vow not to sell my hybrid bass regardless if a new one ever shows up. I need a festival bass...

1" apart maximum, but i play pizz. i think the closer the strings are to the center of the bridge, the more pressure is pushed straight down. the bridge is supposed to transfer force straight down, but if you can start in the middle, less force is exerted outward. bluegrass player disclaimer :)

the fingerboard and the carved top (at the f holes where i can measure) are both 1/4 inch, seems thin to me. it is definitely carved, i see the wood grain along the edge, and can see the ply difference in the back. the neck is pretty small too for it (it is also a 5/8 size, string length 40")...

how tight should the sound post be? strings practically off, i bumped it and it fell over. but will do, thanks again

Thanks folks, I did have someone else play it for me, as well as switch back and forth between the two (standing in the same place). Carved bass seems to have a deeper tone to it, like the note comes from inside, hybrid is more from the surface in your face. It's like the note in the...