Skol303 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 [Yes, that title does sound a wee bit rude...] Ok, here's my problem. I've just acquired a second-hand (and very cheap) P-bass copy from my brother: it's a Hohner Rockwood LX90B. I've very recently converted it into a fretless and it plays rather nicely, if I do say so myself - see this thread for my ramblings about it: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=117094"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=117094[/url] It's a fairly tatty old bass, but I want to spruce it up a little as a 'DIY' project. One thing I want to fix is the upper horn on the body - this was split years ago when my brother fitted it with straplocks (i.e. screwing them in caused the body of the guitar to split). It's been taped up with gaffer tape (aka duct tape) ever since and appears to have held together ok. My plan is to remove the tape and try fixing the split - but before I do so, how should I best go about this? I've asked my brother about the split and he says it was a hairline crack on the surface of the body (i.e. not too bad). Trouble is, it's been taped up for a good few years so I don't know how bad it's got since - but also, I'm slightly nervous about removing the tape in case this makes it worse (i.e. if it ain't broken, don't fix it!). So my question is: should I risk the repair or simply leave it be? [Pics to follow later today or tomorrow] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Gaffa tape is not the material to make permanant woodworking repairs with. The repairability of the crack is really dependant on how wide the crack actually is (you need to get wood glue inside it!). Although it's for repairing a cracked neck [url="http://www.ibanezrules.com/tech/setup/crack_neck.htm"]this[/url] article provides a good description of how to carry out an appropriate repair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Any chance of some pics of the damage? My first guess is that it's a plywood body & has split between the ply layers - if so it's an easy enough fix but I can't really advise without actually seeing it. Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skol303 Posted January 4, 2011 Author Share Posted January 4, 2011 ^ Cheers folks. I think it is a plywood body, but can't be 100% sure. I'll post some picks ASAP so you can give it a better diagnosis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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