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I honestly think I could build that bass 😆

You're not an idiot @peponbass, I think you took more precautions than many people would (e.g., Google image search, phone number etc), and were pretty unlucky to be scammed on such a small item. Thanks for sharing either way 👍

It's been asked a few times and the answers will vary with luck, region, even individual driver (e.g., my Parcelforce guy is amazing, DPD generally good, the UPS driver/depot on the other hand......) Most people agree that Evri are to be avoided I believe 👍

Not often a post on an internet forum makes me: Smile Want to hear more from the poster Want to rush out and by a book about the same topic In short, many thanks @Bloopdad1. Feel free to respond re number 2, and any recommendations re number 3? Chris

I was thinking that, and in fact this instrument would be an ideal candidate... But, i used to own a Chadwick folding bass. It is a very well designed, beautifully engineered, and functionally elegant solution to a a problem I don't have. I suspect I might be better served by simply taking an old German instrument and making it playable, giggable, and who knows even recordable, rather than trying to imitate Chadwick and in doing so turning a potentially nice bass into firewood

Sorry I will post some pics Owen, crazy hectic week so far

I'm looking for a powered mic stand monitor that I can feed with the pre-ampat my feet as opposed to from the PA. PJB Ear Box looked perfect but appears to be passive when I really need active (we run a very small desk with limited I/O options).

When I gigged electric bass I had energy to spare after gigs, now on DB exclusively I have to measure my effort to make it through three-hour sets. Factors over and above those mentioned include the height of your bass - too high can fatigue your back, shoulders, and neck - as well as your posture - if you are leaning you will tire at a faster rate. Another common factor is to be too low in the mix meaning you spend the whole gig digging in to be heard which is also very tiring. There are many more. Gigging double bass is an endurance event, every percent counts 👍

Double bass is tortuous and exhausting, it’s why we play it 🧐

Harsh 😆

Tomorrow I will reveal all Owen 👍

Extraordinary person and life, all too easy to overlook that at a time of serious sexism and elitism she was always seen by audiences and colleagues alike as the real deal and never a token, and that was still the case 50 years later among audiences and colleagues of very different generations and cultures. RIP Annie ❤️

Thanks @Beer of the Bass, that resonates with what I've read over on TB, it turns solid and stubbon pockets of glue into something like sticky plasticine that then needs to be removed quite carefully. I have just acquired some wihite vinegar and, just in case, some white wine vinegar

Interesting question, there's certainly a few threads on TB about reducing scale length, which strikes me as a pretty dramatic step although there is also something of an obsession among some for modifications to optimise the overall tone (e.g., mode matching) that might explain this as much as playability?

Decided to try again, this time by email, and had an immediate response. Guess their web forms aren't working which might be worth keeping in mind

That was always my understanding @Bloopdad1, having played in orchestras when I was younger (not DB by the way) I always expected double basses to be far bigger than those I started to come across when I got into playing DB in bands. Is it still the case that most orchestral players play 4/4?

That's my thinking, but I'm guessing a chemical appraoch would not only be less work but potentially a whole lot cleaner. I'll do some investigating and report back 👍

Thanks Pete that's very helpful. I've considered all the options in question and a new neck is one of them, in part because the original has three issues, a broken scroll, the heel, and a very worn fingerboard. I'm going to see how it goes with the original in the meantime 👍 The notch is a mystery

Thanks Lawrie, this is very much save it from the skip. @pete.young's Option 2 was what I was initially considering but it looks like I'm not dealing with a broken instrument but a poorly repaired one, which leads me to worry that even if the neck and body will fit back together nicely around the glue and splinters - which is a big if as it looks like the two have been apart for some time - it's probably going to be neither stable in the long term or positioned correctly. So yes, as you suggest, clean up the PVA, see how things stand before potentially doing further woodwork. And yes this will almost certainly need a new bridge although the original one is hanging around somewhere 👍