Count Bassy Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 26/02/2020 at 09:23, Hobbayne said: No amount of WD 40 can save these puppies. POssibly not the wobbly screw, but the rest of it? .... easy peasy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 On 26/02/2020 at 14:41, fleabag said: Someone mentioned rust penetrating oil, and i can reccomend Plus Gas. Great stuff. Yup, WD40 is a water dispersant, hence the initials, i assume And it was suposedly the 40th formula that they (Rocket Chemical Company) tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Yup, as posted by that nice young lady from Spondon ooop north On 26/02/2020 at 16:45, SpondonBassed said: The main wiki says that the 40 indicates that it was formula number 40 that the firm's boffins claimed had achieved the desired effect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Count Bassy Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 minute ago, fleabag said: Yup, as posted by that nice young lady from Spondon ooop north But the really sad thing is that I already knew it. Perhaps I should have posted it the the read the whole thread thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpondonBassed Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 24 minutes ago, fleabag said: young Flattered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wateroftyne Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Hey gang Mark has just been in touch with an update: Quote Just a quick follow up email regarding the bridge relicing. We're going to change how we do these going forwards, and hopefully avoid the problem where the screws seize up. The process is a bit more involved and takes a bit longer, but it should do away with the problems. Thanks for bringing it to my attention..... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Rather than fannying about with blowtorches (please don't dop this), squirting it with WD40 (or this) or soaking in a rust removing solution (the actual correct way to do it) why not just send it back to the guy that sold it and get a replacement that works properly? Paying extra to have a bass with knackered parts is nuts, surely you can have the played with sandpaper gloves look while still getting a functional instrument? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No lust in Jazz Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, lemmywinks said: Rather than fannying about with blowtorches (please don't dop this), squirting it with WD40 (or this) or soaking in a rust removing solution (the actual correct way to do it) why not just send it back to the guy that sold it and get a replacement that works properly? To be fair, it looks like the builder has realised that his old production methods gave issues and he's taken steps to address this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stub Mandrel Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 The obvious route is to temporarily plug the holes in the bridge pieces before ageing them, then fit un-corroded grub screws. This appears to be how Fender did it on my relic bass. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 29 minutes ago, No lust in Jazz said: To be fair, it looks like the builder has realised that his old production methods gave issues and he's taken steps to address this. Should probably pop a working bridge in the post for the OP though which is what I meant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy515 Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 On 26/02/2020 at 09:34, Paddy515 said: Send the old bridge back and ask for some recompense. Not fit for purpose. As I said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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