Chip on the edge of the fingerboard

[greyshark]

Just did this, I feel like crap. Please tell me it's repairable.

Edited June 24, 2017 by greyshark

[greyshark]

Have some problems uploading the photo. I will post it later.

[greyshark]

There it is.

[BassBus]

I've seen Chris McIntyre in Edinburgh repair a chip like this to the point it was invisible. Find a reputable luthier and that will be sorted.

[gary mac]

Bit hard to tell from the pic, is the wood just compressed or is there a chunk missing? If it's compressed heat/steam will work very well. Rather than trying to describe the process, I would point you to You Tube

[Norris]

If you've chipped it, have you still got the chip? It could be glued back in place

[dyerseve]

[quote name='gary mac' timestamp='1498393627' post='3324261']
Bit hard to tell from the pic, is the wood just compressed or is there a chunk missing? If it's compressed heat/steam will work very well. Rather than trying to describe the process, I would point you to You Tube
[/quote]

In my experience this only works for soft woods. Dense woods are harder to compress and therefore harder to decompress

[gary mac]

[quote name='dyerseve' timestamp='1498418928' post='3324472']
In my experience this only works for soft woods. Dense woods are harder to compress and therefore harder to decompress
[/quote]

Agreed, it's easier on soft wood but still worth a try.

[Cat Burrito]

I did the same on my P-bass last year and wasn't happy. I left it alone a few months and now my bass has "character". I've since dinked the body so loads of mojo.

[EBS_freak]

Thats going to take some epoxy and fine maple wood dust to get back to looking like original. A good luthier should be able to make it invisible/near invisible. If it's a lacquered neck, you're have to have the poly reblown in.

[yorks5stringer]

Repairable!