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Fodera Club Part XVII

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I have an ebony ramp I was thinking of selling that came off my Imperial before I had the pickups changed and a birdseye maple ramp made. It's gonna be slightly shorter than the standard Fodera pickups since it was made to fit the Fodera/EMGs but it should still totally work fine as it's intended to. Was looking to get rid of it for astronomically cheap so if anybody's looking for one PM me!
 
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Just Thumpin' said:
This often happens when a fretted instrument is in very dry (humidity-wise) conditions. Any local luthier can file the edges of the frets down for you. I have had to have this done on every bass I have ever owned after its first winter season...

Hope that helps!

Jason
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Hi Jason.. hope all is well.. I'm so glad this conversation came up.. I noticed when I got back from NAMM that I've started feeling the fret ends on #11 just a slight bit and was wondering what was going on. First time in 29 years.. It must have been the change from CA back to here. Our climate in New Mexico is very dry all the time (trying to humidify would be a loosing battle) and she's been used to it for 23 years now.. Unfortunately there is no one in NM I would ever let touch my bass or frets.. Hopefully we'll make it back to NY this year for a touch up. :-)
cheers
 
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basswalker2004 said:
Hi Jason.. hope all is well.. I'm so glad this conversation came up.. I noticed when I got back from NAMM that I've started feeling the fret ends on #11 just a slight bit and was wondering what was going on. First time in 29 years.. It must have been the change from CA back to here. Our climate in New Mexico is very dry all the time (trying to humidify would be a loosing battle) and she's been used to it for 23 years now.. Unfortunately there is no one in NM I would ever let touch my bass or frets.. Hopefully we'll make it back to NY this year for a touch up. :-)
cheers
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and get plecked at the same time :-)
 
#949
WOW!!! Now THAT I have never heard of...after being stable for 29 years!! Just shows you that wood is just like us...still very much alive and in constant motion. Amazing...

J


basswalker2004 said:
Hi Jason.. hope all is well.. I'm so glad this conversation came up.. I noticed when I got back from NAMM that I've started feeling the fret ends on #11 just a slight bit and was wondering what was going on. First time in 29 years.. It must have been the change from CA back to here. Our climate in New Mexico is very dry all the time (trying to humidify would be a loosing battle) and she's been used to it for 23 years now.. Unfortunately there is no one in NM I would ever let touch my bass or frets.. Hopefully we'll make it back to NY this year for a touch up. :-)
cheers
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#951
Hi Jason, please enlighten me. What's the correct procedure for oiling an Ebony fingerboard?
Just had a peak at the fingerboard of my/ your old Emperor deluxe 5, no cracks or issues, but it does look rather dry, as opposed to how it looked 2/3 months ago, where it had a more lively healthy sheen!

Cheers!

Just Thumpin' said:
Absolutely you want to maintain adequate humidity, but I maintain nearly perfect conditions where my instruments are stored and I still have had to have the fret ends filed on most of them over the years after their first Northeast winter.

They are out of the studio enough for practices, gigs, etc., that the absurdly dry air just gets to them.

That said, because I keep adequate humidity (no lower than 40%) where they are stored and regularly oil my FB's (at least every 4-6 months) I have NOT had any issue with cracking fingerboards. Ebony is especially prone to this problem and even if you regularly oil an Ebony FB, if you store it in 5-10% relative humidity you are most likely going to get some cracking eventually. Yes, those cracks can usually be fixed, but why allow them to happen in the first place?

Cheers,

J
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I started feeling the fret ends on my LeCompte, and I was ready to send it back to Bud, but he told me how to do it myself. That, plus watching a few YouTube videos made me a fully-qualified master luthier, and I did it successfully with no disasters. I was going to use a file, but they cut too much. I ended up making a sanding block with #600 sandpaper and it worked fine. It's not an activity for the faint of heart, though. StewMac has a tool to do this and, if I were going to do it with any regularity, I'd go ahead and get one.
 
#956
I remember boredoctor being mentioned maybe a year or two ago and I read up on it, but I think Jason said he had no experience of the product and it was probably best to stay clear from it, but it does look interesting. I believe they restored some crusty old 18th century penny whistle with it , and with remarkable results..

So when are the twins due??

nostatic said:
I have Fret Doctor oil that I've used on other basses. Jason, any experience with this on ebony? My YYD is definitely due for some oil.

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