For a change of pace, let's start off with the finished pictures! [gallery link="file" size="medium" ids="67447,67444,67441,67445,67443,67442"] This old bass has been restored, badly, numerous times before...with the most recent restoration utilizing a lot of epoxy and wood filler! The bass was brought in because it was feeling too tight, and the owner wanted to look at setup items needed to reduce the feeling of tension. Once on the bench...we started pointing out structurally deficient areas, most notably the damage and "repairs" around the end block. So, what started off as just some setup tweaks turned into a top off, new…
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This French-made double bass had a past scroll fracture that failed after the crafting of an extension for it. We began by using water to completely disassemble the scroll...which wasn't hard! The original repairs were simply glued, there were no reinforcement grafts added. We began by making a simple caul, shaped to the back of the scroll, and packed with thick cork. Initial glue up went as predicted but with the added tension of an extension, we have opted to reinforce the glue joints with grafts, as well as brass plates. First, the peg hole was reamed heavily and a maple…
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We’ve enjoyed building a decked out Mittenwald that soon will live out its years in Japan. It started its life in the pacific northwest, a tree struck by lightning left standing for years, and the amazing big leaf maple dried and cured to what it is today... As we near its completion, we wanted to share some of the pictures of its making that we've been sharing with the owner over these past few months. We'll be sure to add it as a featured Mittenwald bass once done! [gallery ids="66353,66354,66355,66356,66357,66358,66359,66360,66361"] We built several basses out of this massive log we…
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