Putt…Putt…Putt
Lonnie’s
chugging along. Bit by bit the bass is
getting closer to jamming. The set up is
mostly finished; the bass has a super strong E string. The Golden Spirals and Spiro seem to be a
great traditional combination. The nut
had to be completely reshaped because so much of the fingerboard was shaved
away to remove the deep grooves in the fingerboard. Lonnie is now working on the cosmetic details
of rebuilding the chipped edges and adding color to blend in the surface flaws.
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| Seam repairs and pushing out the dent from the inside out |
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| Never enough clamps... | | |
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| The pusher stick, heat and glue to repair the dent |
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| Pushing the dent from the outside |
The bass
had a tiny quarter size punch mark on the upper bout. It wasn’t enough to pop the back to get in
with a clamp so in his ingenious way he figured out a way to push the dent
out. Not sure exactly what he did but the
dent is popped out and smoothed over that you would not notice it.
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| The beginning of the edge repair and color matching |
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| Edges are smooth as silk. With layers of color touch up they will disappear |
As always, we don’t want the bass to be to
perfect. This one has lots of vintage character but we try to clean up the edges so they don't snag on the gig bag.
Putt…Putt…Putt
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