Flat back upright bass restoration project on carved upright bass
Broken Neck repair, New bass bar, new ebony fingerboard, new x bracing on back,
This was a big project from start to finish but the results were well worth the effort.
I also made and fitted a fingered C extension to this bass.
Checking positioning of the bracesMarking out for new bracing Pt2Marking out for new bracingThats a lot of clamps, Upright bass flat back bracingGluing in the bracing on fallback bassGlueing in the x bracing on flat back bassX bracing flat back bassMaking the x bracesChalk fitting the bass barThe start of the project, top off with Coltrane looking things over.Gluing in cleats on flat back bassRemoving the old bracingComplete x bracing back glues to ribs on flat back bass restoration
