gapiro Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Good Afternoon BC. I have two problems that need fixing. First I'll start with the Aria Fretless. I picked this bass up for about £30 on gumtree, As far as I can tell, the only damage is as the pictures show. The e string tuner has cracked the wood. Would you agree that the simplest fix would be to chuck some pva wood glue in, and put a new screw into the hole? Would that work sufficiently to hold it together? The second thing is finding a nut for my yamaha BB615. When I went to my local music shop, they said 3 months for a replacement from yamaha. Originally then, i got it remade by a luthier but it doesn't really work particularly well and thus need a replacement. Without the original, would a luthier be able to make a new nute that would fit perfectly? The problem i'm having is that the E String does not intonate correctly, even at the extremes of adjustment. The B string is also too near the E string on the new nut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 bleh, attaching files failed on me. try this link http://imageshack.us/g/199/img07261.jpg/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillbilly deluxe Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 (edited) 1 - The machine head,glue a cocktail stick in the screw hole with PVA glue,let dry,cut flush,drill pilot hole,fit screw. 2 - The nut,any luthier should be able to make and fit a new nut,even without seeing the original. 3 - Change your present luthier. Edited September 22, 2011 by hillbilly deluxe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 Upon examination, It appears the old screw has sheared and is half in the hole. This leaves me more a problem. I managed to get some similar sized screws from the local ironmongers but do I drill another hole? or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapiro Posted September 22, 2011 Author Share Posted September 22, 2011 As a further to the previous post. I am thinking I need to get a set of new tuning keys. with the key as it is now, I can not remove the lodged metal, and I cannot make another hole there suitably. So im thinking that instead of having the tuning keys with the screws below them, is there any way I can put a set of tuning keys so the screw for them is towards the end of the neck, instead of towards the bridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 How close to the surface is the broken end of the screw? There are ways to extract it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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