Warwick bass truss rod - piece of poo!!!!

prowla

poopot said:

A bit of progress... the truss rod is back from the truss rod making pixies... with a bigger block for the heel end... 

managed to get the tank makers to weld it on securely...

Looks like you're on the right track there...

Danielsguitars

prowla said:

poopot said:

A bit of progress... the truss rod is back from the truss rod making pixies... with a bigger block for the heel end... 

managed to get the tank makers to weld it on securely...

Looks like you're on the right track there...

Could be the left track 

prowla

Danielsguitars said:

prowla said:

poopot said:

A bit of progress... the truss rod is back from the truss rod making pixies... with a bigger block for the heel end... 

managed to get the tank makers to weld it on securely...

Looks like you're on the right track there...

Could be the left track 

You might be right there.

poopot

Clamps are off!!!! And the board is staying on!!!!

making the edges of the wenge board fit the handle!!!.



Time to radius the board... the old fretboard had a 20”radius... don’t have a 20”radiusing block so had to go a bit old school... beams and a radius gauge used to get the board where it needed to be!...





Bit of oil and it looks lovely...





Time to flare the top of the metal line holding slots...



Metal lines all cut to length...



Time to press the buggers in..



Here they are before levelling 



Now why go through all of this?

the next pic should explain why this fix needed to happen.



Just look at it now...





All this because no one else would take on the work... and that included some very well known techs in the London area!!!!!

poopot

‘‘Tis done!... it now ready to go back to @bill_the_bass to play the notes “E”, “A” and maybe “G” if the fee permits!...

danishbacon

Incredible work. Even better than the R8 thread

ICBM

Very good work. I notice that's a pile of genuine tonewood it's sitting on too!