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    Double Bass notch inserts (bridge) ??

    Sorry... syntax has never been my forte. OK, thanks... that is one of the measurements I have asked about... Now all I need is the other three, on those fingerboards... That will tell me your optimum set up on those instruments... I can use those figures, proportionally adjusted, to compare...
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    Double Bass notch inserts (bridge) ??

    Yes, exactly... so if someone gave me the numbers they are playing on, I could proportionally work around them and see what could possibly be used on this bass... Helpful to know what ballpark I'm in... (BTW "scoop"/fb.profile etc. on a violin also depends on strings/player etc. But I...
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    Double Bass notch inserts (bridge) ??

    Yeah, that's why I'm trying to find some numbers of concavity... Length of fingerboard. String height at end of the fingerboard. String height at the point of greatest concavity and the distance this point is from the top nut. (on the E and the G...)
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    Double Bass notch inserts (bridge) ??

    Thanks Sjd, like the idea of the wooden ones....think there is a huge amount of discussion on the forum about them. I'll get into that when the time comes... Hi Matthew... Like I said before, If it was mine, shims and bits and pieces 'til I got the time to fix it properly, would be fine...
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    Double Bass another broken neck!

    Acetone...
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    Double Bass notch inserts (bridge) ??

    Thanks... I have been digging around the archives for what seems hours... The closest I came to some kind of measurement was "the thickness of the string at the point of greatest deflection..." Cannot remember where I found that. I did find some profile radius measurements though, so that's a...
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    Double Bass notch inserts (bridge) ??

    Thanks for the advice... Yes, the bridge was quite over towards the E side... yes there is a bevel... of course... thank you... Having realigned the bridge and had the strings off to look at the topnut, I have the A string right through the nut onto the fingerboard and now an action of...
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    Double Bass notch inserts (bridge) ??

    HI, I'm not really up with the terminology and I've been searching the forums but can't find much info... I've got a 1/2 size bass with buzzing 'cos too low action to repair. ("A" string mostly) Not done much work on basses, normally cellos and violins. The bridge seems too good to dump so...