Beatle bass bridge fit :: Hofner-style violin bass kit [5.2 lbs]

October 20, 2015

This is a violin bass kit that was a made by a woodworking grandfather as a gift to his granddaughter. It just needed the bridge foot fit a little better, along with straightening the neck and adjusting the nut slots to make it much more playable. Look at that flame maple top! This thing is fun!

Check out the video of the bridge fit on yesterday's vlog.

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Loose Neck Joint & Bridge Fit :: 1960's Aria Barney Kessel [5.7 lbs]

September 13, 2015

Loose Neck Joint & Bridge Fit :: 1960's Aria Barney Kessel [5.7 lbs]

The bridge foot needed to be refit along with a loose neck block re-glued to the top. The neck pickup was also freaking out, causing feedback and out-of-phase output issues. I found that the metal cover was split and there was a small section that was vibrating and inducing signal into the pickup. To fix this I ended up lightly hot gluing the broken cover to keep it in place. A bone new nut finished off the setup.

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Bad Bridge Fit :: 1960's Aria Barney Kessel

August 31, 2015

Bad Bridge Fit :: 1960's Aria Barney Kessel

The floating archtop bridge foot has what I'm guessing is green felt soaked with superglue. Though the bridge foot is fairly thin, I'll try to burn through most of this nastiness while improving the fit with the top.

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