Will This Work?

[tjh]

I have considered the idea of removing the neck and letting it sit for an extended period of time as TJH had suggested ...

Just to clarify, when I said this:

"... you could always try a switch to a lighter tension string to start with too as Zoober mentions ... or, take the tension off the neck for a few years, watching it every day, waiting for it to 'back bow like crazy', as your 'tech' suggests ... "

.. I was being facetious ... you could stare at your neck everyday for a lifetime and chances of it fixing itself are slim to probably none ... it was probably a comment that didnt need to be made without knowing your tech ... washers or a mild fixture scenario, or lighter tension strings are much better options ..

 

[sissy kathy]

Now that I think of it, I used to play pool; my sticks never straightened of their own accord. Once warped, they needed medical attention. I also came to the conclusion that standing them on end would cause a warp, even if, they were very nearly balanced on end. The only way I ever avoided warping sticks after that epiphany was to store them flat. Huh, wonder if that causes ski jumps.

 

[walterw]

I also came to the conclusion that standing them on end would cause a warp, even if, they were very nearly balanced on end. The only way I ever avoided warping sticks after that epiphany was to store them flat. Huh, wonder if that causes ski jumps.

i highly doubt it, since the string tension necks live with all day long vastly swamps the minimal effects of gravity.

(i suppose with pool cues, the difference between no longitudinal compression and a little longitudinal compression might be enough to have an effect.)

 

[Zooberwerx]

Now that I think of it, I used to play pool; my sticks never straightened of their own accord. Once warped, they needed medical attention. I also came to the conclusion that standing them on end would cause a warp, even if, they were very nearly balanced on end. The only way I ever avoided warping sticks after that epiphany was to store them flat. Huh, wonder if that causes ski jumps.

Not that far from the truth. Before every gig, I pull out all my basses and roll them on the kitchen table to find a good one.

BTW, girls playing pool during a set can be very distracting.

Riis

 

[96tbird]

Not that far from the truth. Before every gig, I pull out all my basses and roll them on the kitchen table to find a good one.

BTW, girls playing pool during a set can be very distracting.

Riis

Good tips.

Women are similar to cues and basses except you roll them in hay to select.

As for the Gravity bit, I hope not.... I have all my basses in stands all the time: leaning back against the neck rests. But a standard hard shell case is no better for "neck support".