Hit&Run Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 One of my basses fell off its stand on a poorly lit & pokey stage last night. I noticed it had gone out of tune but didn't think much else of it. When I started playing the bass something felt wrong and I noticed the fall must've taken a chunk out of the fretboard, on the E string edge. It doesn't really affect the playability much, but aesthetically I wouldn't mind sorting it out. Does anyone have any experience of how much it would cost to sort something like this out, or would it be prohibitively expensive? As always, I welcome any incoming wisdom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Missing wood makes that a tough one, as can't steam out the dent. Cut it out square and put a patch in is probably the proper way. Filling it with dark wax is the bodgier way, you can get wax for the purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XylemBassGuitar Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 [quote name='Hit&Run' post='1315257' date='Jul 24 2011, 03:50 PM']Does anyone have any experience of how much it would cost to sort something like this out, or would it be prohibitively expensive? As always, I welcome any incoming wisdom.[/quote] If someone came to me with a problem like that I would probably inlay a new piece of rosewood over the dent. I'd probably charge in the neighborhood of $30-50. As long as who ever you took it to did a [i]really[/i] great job, I wouldn't shy away from as much as $90 or so even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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