The picture tells the story. Got this bass, an Epiphone EB-1, today. It was covered in nicotine so had to strip down and clean it. On reassembly, I strung it up with Pyramid Flats, all seemed fine but looking at it 30 mins later I noticed that the bridge post ferrules are lifting out of the body. It's occurring on both the rear posts and got a lot worse than the picture. The post slot pieces are actually a tight fit in the body, I can't get them back in place without a lot of force or a hammer but as soon as tension is applied via the strings it reoccurs. I've tried setting the bridge so that the single front foot is standing higher than the rear two but it makes no difference.
Any ideas on what I should do? Would supergluing the posts cure the problem or add to it?
Any advice or tips very gratefully received.
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Cribbing liberally from a Dan Erlewine repair book.
I haven't spent enough time with it plugged in to comment on the pickup but it looks the part -
I’m thinking the next build needs to be an SG body - is it long or short scale?
Er, does anybody make a bridge in that style with piezo saddles?
FTFY
1. The high-strength/slow-set type, not the quick-set.
2. Roughen the outside of the post inserts with some coarse sandpaper so the glue bonds to them properly.
3. Fit them with the posts screwed in fully and some grease on the ends of them to stop the glue getting back up into the threads.
4. Gently heat the whole area with a hairdryer, this will make the glue set harder and stronger.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Not for this job of course, but I have a new favorite 'trick' adhesive: Loctite Power-Flex, a slower setting, 'positionable' cyanoacrylate thats flexible. Quite amazing stuff.
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I wouldn't be surprised if the quick-set stuff has finally tarnished the brand enough to hurt sales of the proper one - it is truly shit, I can't think of any application I'd actually want to use it for.
It's so bad it's even given 'epoxy' in general a bad name I think.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
My approach has always been to mix wood dust and titebond and apply it to the sides of the hole before putting the insert in and leaving it to dry - not had any complaints so far but I'll bear the araldite in mind for the future if the dust/glue fails.
Those Gibson bridges really do put a lot of upward force on the rear posts though...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
I've glued the bridge in place using Gorilla Epoxy, leaving it 24+ hours before putting any stress on it to allow it to set.
You also can't put one on your Epi because it has an arched top.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein