| Author | Message | ||
| pierreyves
Intermediate Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 106 Registered: 11-2006 |
hello, please, be cool with me, my english is ... not really good ;o) I have a Clarke Signature Deluxe from 2004, buyed in october 2006. Now, my scale is e little "back bow", and if I want to move the truss rods, no possibility, because they are "open" "free"(?), sorry but I don't know the exact word. When I read: "If you want to increase forward bow, turn the nut(s) counterclockwise". It's unfortunatly not possible ... clockwise yess but not counterclockwise... Any idea for a new and expensive instrument ? It's the third short scale I have, always the same problem ... If I play softly, no problem .. but when my fingers "attack" after the 12 fret, too much buzz ... Thank's. (Message edited by pierreyves on July 06, 2007) | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5247 Registered: 5-2002 |
Are both nuts free? | ||
| pierreyves
Intermediate Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 107 Registered: 11-2006 |
yess ... both ... :¦ I will try to put some weight on the 6 fret during my hollydays ? 2 weeks ? Used strings (7 months) are more "soft" ? | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5248 Registered: 5-2002 |
Try some strings that have greater tension. What is the humidity in the room where your bass is? | ||
| pierreyves
Intermediate Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 108 Registered: 11-2006 |
I can't have greater tension with strings, they are medium gauge Alembic CX-3 short scale, enough hard for my fingers... Until one week, I put my bass in the close hard case. A friend say that I must open the case, because too much humidity certainly inside. The room is the living room, standard humidity, nothing particular. (Message edited by pierreyves on July 06, 2007) | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2506 Registered: 7-2004 |
Vaucher: If the truss rods are completely loose and there is still no forward bow in the neck, it may need a heat bend. You might want to have a competent luthier check it out. Bill, tgo | ||
| pierreyves
Intermediate Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 109 Registered: 11-2006 |
ok. What is the proposition from Alembic, what do the international warranty, if exist ? | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 5255 Registered: 5-2002 |
You should probably contact Susan directly for warranty questions. Bill's suggestion to get the opinion of a good local luthier is a good one. I would also suggest keeping the bass in a low humidity environment for a while to see if the natural bow returns. | ||
| pierreyves
Intermediate Member Username: pierreyves Post Number: 110 Registered: 11-2006 |
Thank's, I do that until one week, I'm waiting. I will start to hollydays next week for two weeks, I could do higher the bridge, and the strings would be do something like an arch ? The suggestion of a local luthier, yess, but how to do the truss rods effective ? And who will pay this operation ? My bass is a new one (10 months), under warranty ... how long time is the warranty ? | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 805 Registered: 2-2005 |
You need to discuss the warranty directly with Alembic. The forum is not the correct place to discuss the warranty. Keith |
