Bone

[Useless amateur]

How easy is it to remove the bone from one bass and put it into another one? I have installed a new neck but the bone in the existing neck is much better to my eyes
 

 

Jon

[binky_bass]

Bone sir? Do you mean the nut? Or am I missing something!

[oldslapper]

Depends. The knee bone is connected to the thigh bone, but one isn’t better than the other.

[fleabag]

There's only one way i know to remove a boner

[binky_bass]

7 minutes ago, fleabag said:

There's only one way i know to remove a boner

Hack it off with a rusty spoon? I know of no other way. 

[NikNik]

Bono?

[binky_bass]

9 minutes ago, NikNik said:

Bono?

Hack him off too. 

[Reggaebass]

Wasn’t there a song about bones 🤔

[PatrickJ]

40 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

Hack it off with a rusty spoon? I know of no other way. 

Anne Widdecomb is pretty effective

[binky_bass]

Never fancied a Widdecombe/Mo Mowlam sandwich then?

[yorks5stringer]

2 hours ago, Useless amateur said:

How easy is it to remove the bone from one bass and put it into another one? I have installed a new neck but the bone in the existing neck is much better to my eyes
 

 

Jon

Think you might mean the Nut. Unless the existing one is the same dimensions (height and width) it may not be worth your while swapping them. However a couple of points:

Most nuts are plastic and very cheap to buy. If you do have a bone one and it is the same width as for your new neck it is possible to remove it, just gently tap it out sideways. Levering it off will probably damage either the nut or the wood on the neck. It may not be the same height or have the string slots at the same depth as your existing one, there are plenty of YT videos showing you how to address this- take any height off the nut by sanding it onto a sheet of abrasive paper so the base stays flat. Nut slots can be re-cut deeper with old strings, nut slots can be made shallower with superglue and baking powder and then re-cut. Only lightly ( a drop of superglue) re-glue your nut in place just to stop it moving sideways as string pressure will locate it anyway

If you go to the Repairs and Technical Lounge you'll also find more info!

A final point, it is not so very difficult to make your own bone nut, just buy one of those dog bones, cut a piece off and get filing!

Edited November 3, 2020 by yorks5stringer

[Drax]

5 minutes ago, binky_bass said:

Never fancied a Widdecombe/Mo Mowlam sandwich then?

Only if Anne was in the middle and we were smothering her 

[Reggaebass]

2 hours ago, Useless amateur said:

How easy is it to remove the bone from one

Imo, if it’s ok and set to the right height I would leave it,    I’ve only ever changed a nut once , I bought a jazz and the end at the G string was broken off, I gave it a gentle tap with a small piece of shaped wood and it came out easily for me to replace it, luckily it wasn’t glued in but I know sometimes they are glued in 🙂

[lowdown]

Has your Bone gone too punky? Or even worse, has your Bone gone too soft?

If you wish to fiddle with your Nuts and Bone...Some advice below.

https://hazeguitars.com/blog/bad-to-the-bone-guitar-nut-and-saddle-problems

 

Edited November 3, 2020 by lowdown

[such]

3 hours ago, fleabag said:

There's only one way i know to remove a boner

Yeah, look at the title of what you've been watching...