Kowad

49 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

...yep, more glue - as mentioned above, let it harden for at least half to 1 day before redrilling/screwing

 

BTW pretty sure that when i was fixing straplocks on a couple of basses, the exposed screwthread in the kit was a good bit longer than that shown in your OP photo - possibly even a bit longer than the example below

 

 

Blimey, yes. Side by side with another pair recently removed 👀

the s locks are in now, tbf they feel pretty secure, wonder if this was part of the problem!

More glue? 😂

I’ve heard of this fix before tbf (ex had screw holes too screwed on her door handle). I’ll see how the schallers go and give it a shot if needed. Thank you. 

I’m utterly bemused. I’ve just set everything up to finally take a deep breath and have a go at this and… there’s no glue?

I’m wondering what on earth happened here! Perhaps I got everything prepped then backed off?! And dreamed it?!
 

Anyway. This looks like a problem solved - except maybe for the original problem; the too big button hole. Gonna attempt putting schaller s locks in, are there any cures for a too big hole?

Many thanks for the input! Incredibly glad I haven’t destroyed this bass 😂

42 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

I'd be very wary of using a heat gun - something like an iron can direct the heat, through the stud,  directly to the glue, whereas a heat gun is going to spray heat all around the area (cracked finish?) If you haven't got an iron (or soldering iron, away from tip?) you may be better off using the Vinegar approach, if @Beedster has got good results with that?

 

OK, amazing. Thank you. So heat the button - I was thinking this was for general area-based glue removal. 

I can't honestly say that I understand the nature of the finish (it's a Sienna stain, so presumably... well. Staining), but not wrecking it in the service of dewrecking it sounds sensible. 'To save the village we had to destroy it' etc etc.

6 hours ago, sandy_r said:

 

...received wisdom on reddit r/woodworking seems to suggest Heat and/or White Vinegar - and if it wasn't exterior type PVA, then a water-dampened pad pressed around the stud for some minutes might do the trick in loosening the glue too :-

 

>> "The different ways to remove glue are thermally, chemically, or mechanically. The correct approach you ned to take depends on what what type of glue was used. ...

If it is PVA, use can use heat to soften the glue. You can also soften it chemically with vinegar, but that can react with removal knifes and leave a stain. Use an iron on its lowest setting to gently heat up the piece until the glue reaches around 140-150 F, then the should separate easily with a pallet knife. (This procedure is similar to removing the bridge on an acoustic guitar.)"

Amazing. I have a heat gun which may work better than an iron! 😁

I suddenly have hope!

A couple of years ago and in the very early days of my bassing I bought a Spector euro4 rst. Lovely bass in many ways, but it took me a while to gel with it.

Within the gelling timeframe, a strap button just… fell out. Like the hole had been drilled / bored too wide (?!)

I thought about all the sensible options for a fix and then, knowing nothing about basses and (I think) compulsively impatient to try it strapped with some new strings I….

glued it.

I’m fairly mortified, with the benefit of hindsight. It was only a couple of months old. Factory problem. Fix would have been easy. If I hadn’t glued it.

The felt button on the original strap lock is glued. Looking at it, you might not know it’s glued. I’d like to work out what next tho - ideally to put on some schallers, but tbh also to scrub out the deep stain of shame that lurks at the back of my conscience.

Not averse to just taking it to a local luthier. Any thoughts welcome tho! I haven’t fiddled with it since gluing. It’s wood glued. I just sort of look at it. And feel lurking shame. 
 

cheers!

On 15/02/2024 at 07:36, ead said:

 

I have applied for planning permission to have my basses in my office at home but She Who Must Be Feared And Obeyed has yet to sign it off so I have to sneak them in one at a time 

I divorced and got labradors, highly recommended.

(Note the puppy screen, I'm not sure whether or not it's a saving grace of my ex that she didn't chew any and all available sources of wood.)

35 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said:

Welcome Kowad.

 

What does this bit do?

 

It’s an attack release sequencer. It runs four sequential AR envelopes with A and R varied by the mini knobs. It’s only guaranteed to reset to 0v after the full sequence (an envelope might finish on 2v say so the next one picks up from there), so you can get some complex “envelope” patterns going. 
 

edit: https://www.nonlinearcircuits.com/modules/p/arseq

all those modules are ^^^ his designs. 

2 minutes ago, Richard R said:

Welcome aboard!

Like Learning new stuff? There are a million rabbit holes to go down in this site, even aside from the brain-melt that the theory threads throw up sometimes. Check out Build Diaries. Mostly woodwork, then occasionally up pops  a thread on Arduino,  3D printing and all sorts of mad things to make a bass with!

There is a very real risk I may end up making my own bass 😂

Attached is the synth I built. I’m not good at moderation. 

Good evening!

I have no idea what I’m doing, and am having a fantastic time doing it. Came to bass late pandemic, after running through piano and guitar, and it was bass that really stuck. Couple of years with idk an hour a day? Happy with some things, definitely hit a wall with some aspects of learning. 
 

Tbf this is a bit of a repeating theme. I’ve built a shitload of eurorack / modular, had a great time with it, but dammit I need theory. Probably looking for someone who can teach fretless and idk what, it was late 90s gabber and hard house that got me into “music” but I’ve been playing Portrait of Tracy obsessively for the last two months so. 
 

Second bass was a marleaux diva bc I’m happiest when completely out of my depth, why not dig in with fretless. I’ve picked up a couple of other v v lovely fretlesses over the last year or so. 
 

I am a raging autist, but can pass as normal in most situations. One consequence, neither a performer nor a natural band member, happiest being deeply out of my depth learning new stuff. (Hence jaco partly tbf, harmonics). 
 

Good to be here. I’ll now get round to reading board etiquette etc 😂