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Double Bass Getting something out of your bass?

Nate74

Nate74

Mar 3, 2007
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I picked up a Shen-100 about 3 months ago and have been enjoying it quite a bit. I was doing some recording with it though and after setting it on it's side off in the corner, I go to pick it up and it sounds like something is inside sliding around. I get a little flash light and look in and sure enough, there's a little piece of wood, probably 1"x1"x.125" and some fair size curly-que wood shavings in there. I guess since it stay's standing most times, I'd never noticed. I'm guessing something through an F hole, but no clue what might be right and won't damage the instrument...
 
#4
Steve Swan said:
A dowel with a ball of sticky tape on the end will pick up most stuff like this. Good luck!
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Perfect! After managing to get the sticky ball stuck to the inside of the bass a few times as I perfected my technique, I was able to get all the big stuff out. There are still a bunch of very small shavings and some sawdust size stuff in there, but it won't rattle.

The larger shavings I was able to extract, look like maple, but the little square piece looks like pine? That can't be can it?

Thanks for the suggestion Steve, worked like a charm!

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