Double Bass Old Kay Soundpost Cannon!!!

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

That is ******* COOL.

 

[james condino]

Oh, I like that! Care to sell a little bit of the CF fabric?

None for sale; drop me a note and I'll send you some for free. 'Careful of what you wish for...

j.
www.kaybassrepair.com
www.condino.com

 

[Heifetzbass]

Dude, I need to drop in and check you out! Doing some space-age bass work! Love it!
BG

 

[Reiska]

Fantastic! I`ve been dealing with CF via my cycling hobby and my trail bikes frame and fork is made of it. It`s amazing stuff that can take serious bs, can be made really stiff on some part and flexible on the other, and it`s crazy light.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

That is a very impressive repair, my friend.

 

[TroyK]

Nice work. He's lucky to have you.

The original photo...what am i seeing? It looks like the sound post might have been glued to the top or there was a soundpost sized perch for it glued to the top or something? If it was glued to the top, that couldn't have helped, the force had no place else to go.

Or am I seeing things?

 

[ElijahBrockway]

Myself being simply a student performer and not a luthier - and therefore not at all an expert on anything but what happens when a bass falls over in a bus - I would guess that the circular "patch" there is all that broke off from the lower plys of the top, but still remained stuck to that top ply. Main reason I guess that is because a fairly large portion the top ply cracked up and away, but you can still see the lower plys underneath there without a problem, minus the soundpost stuck through them.

 

[pnchad]

First rate work - I live 3 hrs from you but won't forget should I have a problem

 

[GretschWretch]

Nice work. He's lucky to have you.

The original photo...what am i seeing? It looks like the sound post might have been glued to the top or there was a soundpost sized perch for it glued to the top or something? If it was glued to the top, that couldn't have helped, the force had no place else to go.

Or am I seeing things?

That is an anomaly. It is not unusual to see a Kay with a soundpost perch glued inside the back, but that I believe is a factory install. I would be interested to know the history of that soundpost
addendum beneath the top on this bass.

 

[George Himmel]

Damage picture: "Holy $#!+"
Repair picture: "Holy $#!+"

I oughtta hang out on this side of the fence more often!

 

[james condino]

I think what you guys are seeing is the inside layers of plywood that were hit so hard by the soundpost they shot a three layer circle through the other side. Humpty dumpty is all back together now.

Another view:

j.
www.condino.com
www.kaybassrepair.com

 

[james condino]

The old girl is headed home tomorrow. I don't have a giant spray booth or place to let nitrocellulose lacquer offgass, so the finish work was limited to a bit of handrubbing mojo. Overall it turned out what I'd condisder an acceptable level of recovery cosmetically and structurally something that I have enough confidence in to offer a warranty. Back into the trenches to do what it was made to do. If you are looking, you can always see things and the light reflects differently depending upon the angles; it is not perfect and neither am I. Here is a little peek. 'Pretty cool considering the first time I saw this bass; if only we all look so good at that age after being that beat up, impaled, and given a "do not resuscitate" order by the insurance company....

j.
www.kaybassrepair.com
www.condino.com

 

[TroyK]

Amazing work.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

{slow clap}

 

[Fredrik E. Nilsen]

All the photo's are gone. Any chance to re-upload, or anywhere else they can be seen?