Double Bass Relicing

[bassteban]

***KIDDING***
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Snapped a bit of my scroll off before the gig- really put my tone in the crapper- the bass sounded fine, though.
I have the piece & will glue it up in a minute, just wanted to hit up the collective wisdom & experience over here to ensure I use the right adhesive. Hide glue?

 

[Jake deVilliers]

Bummer! Yup, hide glue and a clamp - cauls too, to keep from damaging the parts you're squeezing.

Good luck!

 

[RBrownBass]

Bummer! Yup, hide glue and a clamp - cauls too, to keep from damaging the parts you're squeezing.

Good luck!

Just a question... this isn't like the seams or neck heel or fingerboard- you wouldn't expect to need to remove or repair this break again. Is hide glue necessary in this case, or is it a matter of tradition?

 

[bassteban]

^Good question^(or maybe not, as I was thinking the same thing..

Edit: I do not intend to ever remove the piece or redo it, but I have been known to foul the simplest of tasks.

 

[KUNGfuSHERIFF]

Hide glue would be less necessary, but still isn't a bad idea in this case.

 

[1st Bass]

If you accidentally slide things sideways a little while setting the clamps, and it is (Name your favorite permanent glue) you are sorta outta luck. If, on the othe hand it is hide glue, you can apply heat, especially gentle, moist heat, and take it right back off and try again.

Your bass-- your skills; your call.

Chet

 

[360guy]

If it keys together nicely just use titebond.

 

[Jake deVilliers]

Just a question... this isn't like the seams or neck heel or fingerboard- you wouldn't expect to need to remove or repair this break again. Is hide glue necessary in this case, or is it a matter of tradition?

Its the best glue for the job. It dries clear and hard and grabs quickly too, so its easier to get in the right place.

I think there's a place for epoxy, and CA too, but not to replace that scroll. IMHO, YMMV, thank you kindly...

 

[uprightben]

+1 to Jake, hide glue will look best, it is also the awesomest.

 

[bassteban]

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[Jake deVilliers]

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Nooo-o-o-o... That stuff's terrible.

Hide glue granules in water, heated to 130-140 degrees F. Search for 'Hide Glue' - its proper use has been described previously.

 

[bassteban]

DAMMIT. I had a funny feeling this is not true hide glue but *hide-like/esque/tone*... either way, here's what I got:
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Aaand...
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-glued. Forgive me, oh esteemed elders of real bassness.

Edit: Will add new pics tomorrow after removing le clamp

 

[1st Bass]

Most likely it will hold...I did a whole viola (my first attempt at lutherie) using that glue, and it has held for 12+ years...BUT, it has never gone to a more humid environment. I know guys that used that specific glue and went to a fiddlers convention (somewhere in the deep south...this deponent knoweth not where), hoping to sell their work there...and instead got to watch all their fiddles slowly disintegrate as the glue reconstituted into the mucilage it really is, and went back to being liquid.

So-- if it never gets warm and humid where that bass is, you are prolly OK. If it does, you'll be sooorrreeeee!

 

[forester]

stay on the outside of stage left.

 

[Jake deVilliers]

You should be okay.
I love that you're doing the gluing on the fancy living room carpet. If I tried that Mrs. Jake would be using my scrotum to adorn the rear-view mirror of her car...

 

[bassteban]

Oh, dear God NO- that is NOT inside the house; it's an old rug that is now on gig/man-cave duty. I may be bass dumb, but 17 yrs into the marriage, I know a couple things NOT to do, and getting glue/sawdust/the scent of another woman in the house is at the top of the list.

That all said, I am in a pretty dry part of Northern California- and if it pops, I'll just glue it right next time.

Many thanks, gentlemen.

 

[bassteban]

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All betterer.

 

[Jake deVilliers]

Nice work!

 

[bassteban]

Thank you sir.