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I’m just getting ready to put my coat on to go away for the weekend, when there’s a knock on the door. I open it and it’s my friend Steve, he is professional bass player. He plays in orchestras and bands, most of his life he spends on cruise ships going up and down the Mediterranean, or on Caribbean cruises, world cruises as well. When he’s not doing that is normally in the orchestra pit in the West End.
Anyway, he hands me bass, says it’s got crack in the headstock. Any chance of getting it fixed by Monday morning, as he is going off to North Wales to play in a panto. I take the base out of its case and find it’s a little bit more than a crack.
More when I’m back next week.
Your life will improve when you realise it’s better to be alone than chase people who do not really care about you. Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.
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At least as a professional he will have a spare bass… won't he?
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
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Machine break could take longer to replace/repair.
The headstock is now repaired, wasn't quite as straightforward as I was hoping as some small splinters of the wood were missing. The other problem was there was some hairline cracks in the maple, normally I would use Chair Doctor glue to fix the cracks, but I wasn't sure if the glue will get down into the cracks to make sure they did not open up again. I decided that once the main repair was done, I would sand the finish off front and back of the headstock and reduced the thickness by about 1mm, so I could put a veneer on the back and front of the headstock.
First job was to make a pair of jigs to fit either side of the headstock to protect it from the clamps.
After the first part the repair was completed I glued on a maple veneer on the back and front. I decided by doing this, when it was clamped up glue will be forced into the hairline cracks, also the veneer I used the grain is going across the headstock instead of with it as the with the wood in the neck, this should add some strength to the repair. I do not do spray finishing any more so repair had an oil finish applied.
I let the glue dry on the whole repair for a few days before I reassembled the bass.
Slightly off-topic, if anyone has doubts how tough RPC is, this bass was built just over 19 years ago, it has really stood up well to constant use by a professional player.
Your life will improve when you realise it’s better to be alone than chase people who do not really care about you. Saying YES to happiness means learning to say NO to things and people that stress you out.
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Reinforced...something.
Don't talk politics and don't throw stones. Your royal highnesses.