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Double Bass Soundpost coming through...
- Thread starter mattwells
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I'm no luthier, but since no one else has said it...I will....
"That's not good"!
I would think (in my uneducated and unqualified opinion) that you need to know if that damage was the result of a blow or just too much pressure from inside. A soundpost shortening might be in order, and a couple of those round patches for the inside of the top.
"That's not good"!
I would think (in my uneducated and unqualified opinion) that you need to know if that damage was the result of a blow or just too much pressure from inside. A soundpost shortening might be in order, and a couple of those round patches for the inside of the top.
mchildree said:
Sounds like $$$. Any cracking of wood of any sort sounds bad to me. Better get it checked out.
And as soon as possible, take your bass to the doctor before he gets worst.... bass health and people health work the same way money talking, small $ for a small disease , big $ for a big disease. good luckhdiddy said:
NUNO
Sometimes a small soundpost patch can be fitted to the underside of the top and installed through the f-hole. It's tricky and somewhat temporary, but it will keep any further damage from occuring. But the permanent fix involves removing the top, pressing the area back into shape, chalk-fitting a patch and glueing it on the inside. It's time-consuming, somewhat difficult, and expensive. Most basses develop the problem you described from getting whacked in the back. The shock travels through the soundpost and out the top...mattwells said:
That's right, if it is where you say it is. Can it be fixed from the ff hole?arnoldschnitzer said:
