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One last thing i just sanded the neck where my hands would touch and left the scrool original as i liked it. Ta

I just finished of the neck on my bass, a maple neck. What i did was take of the original finish completely moving from courser to finer sandpapers and them wet and dry papers and then steel 0000 wool. You dont really remove any wood just the original finish and then your basically polishing...

Looking for sources of horse hair in the us or canada for rehairing my bass bow. Thx

I have a db with the same rosewood neck and the same black lacquer finish and im wondering what you used, ubasseman , to remove the lacquer? Thx

Zee bass is made in west germany and best guess from the 50s, a laminate. Its not a stain you can see where it is has worn down and its sitting on the surface. I have to sand the fingerboard down and id just like to leave the rosewood and finish it with something. Ill post a pic after the...

Hi, i have a rosewood fingerboard with a black covering and im wondering what it is? Also i i decided to sand the fingerboard down would the rosewood take other finishes ie oils or is the black covering also there as it is harder than the rosewood. Thx

I Have some gouges under the feet of me bridge, if i were to inlay in that position would hide glue be the glue to use. Thx

If the gouges are large enough i would be inclined to inlay appropriate wood veneer and sand it flat. I have of course never tried this so please take that into account. B

In my bolt cutters defense they are brand new and three feet long, it may have helped. Taping the wire up is an excellent idea. B

I noticed this morning that a .22 cartridge casings fit perfectly over the the eight inch aircraft cable, very nice. B

I cant imagine how hard this stuff would be to cut with pliers, quite hard probably, if you have a set of bolt cutters then use those, it helps with frayage reduction to. I watched the young man at the store struggle with the special machine they have for cutting and it did a terrible job and...

Having got some wire in my hands now i would second jeff and never try to tie this wire unless your in the desert and its an emergency. Kungfu i believe everything is lined up now, certainly better than it was before. Everything was out before i began, the bridge was not centered and to far...

Thx everyone, i decided after getting home from my nightshift it would be a good idea to fit the cable and adjust the bridge and soundpost. With your advice it all worked out very well and has certainly improved the sound of the bass. It also raised the action quite an bit on the e string so...

Perfect, thanks everyone. I got some 1\8 inch aircraft cable which is poly covered and some cute little adaptors, not as pretty but ultimately usable. I went to peavey mart. Maybe this would be a good time to ask about the precedure. Bass on back...soundpost held .........release tension on...

I dont have any with me but i remember the eighth inch cable being quite flexible, tying knots is another matter though. I think the kind you mention that would allow adjustment sound awesome. Its either that or put a comealong in there somewhere. Thx

Hi, when dbassist have chosen to replace their tail peice hanger with aircraft cable are they tying knots to joint it or is there another preferred fastening method. Thx

Why do you assume i didnt search and read those threads? Seems kinda wierd. A

Hi, anyone on the forum have a christopher upright with a removable neck? im interested in what your opinion is of the sound quality of your instrument as opposed to fixed neck basses. Thx

Thx Sam, i plan on taking a friend along who can help me out, i also have a good eye when it come to instruments although im very new to upright bass. I have helped set up friends basses so im not green but what i dont know might fill an ocean. The seller is well known to me and some...

Thx sam, ill ask the seller to send some more detailed pics to me of various areas and ill post when i get them. A

And the last pic.Thx

Hi, im wondering how much info i could get from about the bass in the pics i have attatched. Im looking at buying my first double bass and live a long way away and wanted to get as much information as i could before i decide to go see. Im told its three quater size, plywood and built in...