Hi everyone, first of all excuse me for my English, I'll try my best... 
I have a problem with my 3/4 laminated bass that I think affects both playability an sound: the neck is not centered to the body of the instrument, the end of the beveled fingerboard is closer to the E string side F hole. There is a difference of 1cm between the distances from the end of the fingerboard to each sound hole, so I guess the end of the fingerboard is 5mm off to one side (the E string side). Of course the difference is more dramatic at the bridge.
I have been to a couple of luthiers and they suggested different approaches not involving an expensive neck reset.
One of them wants to take off the fingerboard, glue a piece of wood to the G string lower side of the neck and reshape the neck (he says that the neck width at the nut is a little larger that usual and that would allow this type of work). This would give the neck a new direction. Then he would make a new bridge and soundpost.
The other one wants to work on the bridge by leaving one foot higher and by making the string grooves a little closer to one side. This would be a lot cheaper. He says that any major work wouldn't be worth it because of the type of problem and the type of instrument.
The string length is 41 1/2 '', FB length is 33 1/2 ''.
I have no idea how much better this bass would sound if the strings were running right in the center of the instrument like they should. I can't decide which type of work I should get done and I would really appreciate your opinions or ideas.
Thank you
I have a problem with my 3/4 laminated bass that I think affects both playability an sound: the neck is not centered to the body of the instrument, the end of the beveled fingerboard is closer to the E string side F hole. There is a difference of 1cm between the distances from the end of the fingerboard to each sound hole, so I guess the end of the fingerboard is 5mm off to one side (the E string side). Of course the difference is more dramatic at the bridge.
I have been to a couple of luthiers and they suggested different approaches not involving an expensive neck reset.
One of them wants to take off the fingerboard, glue a piece of wood to the G string lower side of the neck and reshape the neck (he says that the neck width at the nut is a little larger that usual and that would allow this type of work). This would give the neck a new direction. Then he would make a new bridge and soundpost.
The other one wants to work on the bridge by leaving one foot higher and by making the string grooves a little closer to one side. This would be a lot cheaper. He says that any major work wouldn't be worth it because of the type of problem and the type of instrument.
The string length is 41 1/2 '', FB length is 33 1/2 ''.
I have no idea how much better this bass would sound if the strings were running right in the center of the instrument like they should. I can't decide which type of work I should get done and I would really appreciate your opinions or ideas.
Thank you
