Stub Mandrel Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 11 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: Just checked mine and there are no holes 👍 Yet... Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 15 minutes ago, Stub Mandrel said: Yet... I think I would have seen some indication by now given I’ve had it for two and half years. Quote
BassBod Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I've only seen similar in old speaker cabs, usually stored in cold damp sheds. If that has affected a production run it could get very expensive for MM to sort out...makes you wonder how quickly they use their timber? Quote
BreadBin Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Interesting that they aren't bound by the same exported timber rules as we are with our wooden crates and pallets. Everything has to have certificates of treatment to ensure nothing nasty is living within. Quote
Stub Mandrel Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I think I would have seen some indication by now given I’ve had it for two and half years. Quote Maturing Into A Beetle & Exiting The Wood After four years or so, the larvae will start to mature around springtime. It will start to bore closer to the surface and create a pupil chamber, a hollowed out cavity which is used as a resting spot where it will spend about five weeks maturing into an adult beetle. After this maturation period is complete and the young beetle has gathered strength and hardened its shell, it then chews its way to the surface. This is why pieces of infested timber show a smattering of multiple 2mm round holes on their surfaces. Another year and a half and you are in the clear... Although it depends on the species, the death watch beetle can take ten years before emerging... Edited March 23, 2021 by Stub Mandrel 1 Quote
hiram.k.hackenbacker Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) @Raslee - Have you put your serial number through the MM database? On the assumption that it’s wood from the same batch that is subject to this infestation, it would interesting to know if my bass was in the factory at the same time. Here’s mine.... Edited March 23, 2021 by hiram.k.hackenbacker 1 Quote
BigRedX Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I had this happen to the the body of the guitar I made myself back in the late 70s. Some two years after the instrument had been completed, one day I noticed a number of small holes had appeared in various locations on the body exactly like the one shown in the OP. I rushed out to the local hardware shop and purchased a small tin of woodworm fluid which I injected into the holes as directed. No more holes appeared, whether that was because there were no more insects left to emerge or because the treatment had killed off the others I don't know. However the glued-in neck joint failed about a year later, again whether that was due to insect activity I don't know, but several of the exit holes were in the area of the neck body joint. Quote
Guest Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Mine (Sterling) is Jan 2020 and from the weight (4.65Kg) is probably ash - can’t be sure as the serial number database doesn’t include body wood. I’ll be keeping a close eye out... Quote
Supernaut Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Jesus... I returned a Cutlass a couple of years ago because of the poor shielding but wormwood is unacceptable. Glad you got it sorted. Quote
Andermtc Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 I take it the 2000 Stingray that is on it's way to me should be okay..... Quote
TheGreek Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 OP seems to be taking this well... It would really bug me.... (sorry....couldn't help myself) 3 Quote
LukeFRC Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 16 minutes ago, TheGreek said: OP seems to be taking this well... It would really bug me.... (sorry....couldn't help myself) That’s mean, the guy is in a hole and the situation is gnawing him up from inside - be nice 1 Quote
LukeFRC Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Actually I missed the OP Is updated - good Guitarguitar! 1 Quote
Graham Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 Clearly just a Jane Prentiss signature model (niche reference alert) Quote
Raslee Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 7 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: @Raslee - Have you put your serial number through the MM database? On the assumption that it’s wood from the same batch that is subject to this infestation, it would interesting to know if my bass was in the factory at the same time. Here’s mine.... Mine is Nov 2018, different build code to yours too. Thanks for sharing the database, never knew it existed. 1 Quote
Raslee Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 5 hours ago, TheGreek said: OP seems to be taking this well... It would really bug me.... (sorry....couldn't help myself) I'm pretty chilled, i have a stressful day job (NHS), so by comparison this can be sorted pretty easily. I'm pretty confident i won't need to 'slug' it out with Musicman 😉 My house on the otherhand........ 2 Quote
drTStingray Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 9 hours ago, hiram.k.hackenbacker said: I think I would have seen some indication by now given I’ve had it for two and half years. Same here 👍 Quote
Raslee Posted March 23, 2021 Author Posted March 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, drTStingray said: Same here 👍 To be honest there was a single pin hole when i purchased mine - GuitarGuitar knocked some money off and we thought nothing further of it...i thought maybe it was a pin hole someone one maliciously did ...but in reality who would do such a thing. Quote
drTStingray Posted March 23, 2021 Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, Andermtc said: I take it the 2000 Stingray that is on it's way to me should be okay..... The ash borer issue is a fairly recent phenomena - it remains to be seen whether any other manufacturers have experienced problems which have got into production - I think Musicman was the first manufacturer to stop using ash (for scarcity reasons) - Fender was at least 6-12 months later (presumably they keep more stock, or else respond to external factors slower). Musicman still use it for the Joe Dart signature bass (recently made available to buy internationally from 'The Vault' - and yes - I have been considering it!!! ) The other bass I mentioned seeing discussed on the Internet was discussed by the owner on the Musicman bass forum. Musicman make far more guitars than basses but I'm not sure what other instruments they use ash for these days. Certainly not Stingrays. Edited March 23, 2021 by drTStingray 1 Quote
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