annvald Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Hi As a result of falling against the corner of the table, a piece was knocked out of the corner of the fingerboard. What would you recommend? Mix rosewood dust with wood glue and fill the hole and then sand it smooth? Thanks in advance for the good advice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I am not qualified to offer any opinion. But I feel your pain. That must have been super frustrating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucegill Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 (edited) Would have thought finding the bit that’s come off might be a help Edited November 13, 2022 by Brucegill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Is plastic wood still a thing? Remember repairing an electric bass headstock chip with a tube of that back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Brucegill said: Would have though finding the bit that’s come off might be a help This would really help make any diy repair much easier. My diy way forward would be - find the chip, make sure it fits really well and superglue it in, if at all possible I would not glue right up to the edges of the chip at this stage. After allowing it to set, use ebony dust (make some with sandpaper) piled up into the remaining gaps and dribble thin superglue onto the dust piles, again allow to set. Sand level using a flat block using 180, 240, 320, and successively finer papers until you are happy. Any missing gaps can be rectified with more goes at the dust + superglue method. The early minutes of this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXIton7x6Q0 is where I picked up the method, it worked really well on the one refret I have done. Depending on how valuable the bass is, plan B is build up black epoxy in the damaged area and sand to shape or find a luthier. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickA Posted November 14, 2022 Share Posted November 14, 2022 Thread ending advice there! Mine has always had a crack on the edge of the board. I might try fixing it now. Just need to find some ebony to make dust from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annvald Posted November 23, 2022 Author Share Posted November 23, 2022 Thanks for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3below Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 What was/is the plan/outcome? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 I have a small block of ebony and also some black milliput if it’s of use to anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annvald Posted December 16, 2022 Author Share Posted December 16, 2022 Thank you. If I need it, I will contact you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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