Some of my friends took and hid my bass as a 'harmless prank.' it didn't turn out as harmless as they would have thought and they ended up cracking my tailpiece. They are responsible for paying and i was wondering what a nice tailpiece for the actual thing plus the cost of installing it as well would be. Thanks!
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Double Bass 'harmless prank'
- Thread starter Gaysil
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They pay whatever it costs to have a bass luthier provide and install a new tailpiece. If you have to travel to get the work done, they cover that as well. End of story.
Not quite the end of the story… Also may need new friends. Are they 5 or 6 years old? Might want to start a new hang with some adults.
Sorry, this kind of stuff really irks me.
Sorry, this kind of stuff really irks me.
I see summer jobs in their future. Whatever they did to crack the tailpiece could have caused other damage.
Let the luthier inspect it where you get your new tailpiece. Prices can be very different and you can only get what the same kind of tailpiece costs plus the inspection and repair cost (and driving).
You might get a slightly better one if the same kind is not available, for something better you need to pay the difference yourself. Your luthier will write an invoice that reflects that.
The parents will not like the amount they have to pay, but learn that way to keep their children under better control.
You might get a slightly better one if the same kind is not available, for something better you need to pay the difference yourself. Your luthier will write an invoice that reflects that.
The parents will not like the amount they have to pay, but learn that way to keep their children under better control.
Don't forget to recover your stolen Lunch Money, as well.
Also - was there a "Wedgie" involved? Was it "Atomic"? You may be entitled to a Wardrobe Reimbursement.
Good Luck and You're Welcome.
Also - was there a "Wedgie" involved? Was it "Atomic"? You may be entitled to a Wardrobe Reimbursement.
Good Luck and You're Welcome.
Yes — I agree. You need new friends. Anyone touches and harms one of my basses is literally dead to me.
Like everyone else said, make them pay for the damage with repairs and setup from a qualified luthier. I would say finish up the gigs with those people and reevaluate then.
Greg Clinkingbeard
Commercial User
I would tell my "friends" (so-called): The Vulcan greeting is "live long and prosper." If you ever pull something like this crap again, you will do neither of those things.
The cost is going to depend on where you are and who is available to do the work.
On the surface (especially to a non-bassist) it seems like a simple task: just put the new part on. In reality it takes some knowledge and skills to do it correctly. There's the cost of the actual tailpiece but it may also need some work to fit to your bass, there's the tail piece cord/cable which will probably need adjustment to get the correct afterlengths, possibly a sound post adjustment if the top lost tension and it shifted, and the restringing. All of this takes time, especially the afterlength and soundpost adjustments, which costs money for the specialized skilled labor.
It's a good thing these friends have some paid gigs coming to cover the cost.
On the surface (especially to a non-bassist) it seems like a simple task: just put the new part on. In reality it takes some knowledge and skills to do it correctly. There's the cost of the actual tailpiece but it may also need some work to fit to your bass, there's the tail piece cord/cable which will probably need adjustment to get the correct afterlengths, possibly a sound post adjustment if the top lost tension and it shifted, and the restringing. All of this takes time, especially the afterlength and soundpost adjustments, which costs money for the specialized skilled labor.
It's a good thing these friends have some paid gigs coming to cover the cost.
