3/4 stand up bass

[FRANK]

Hi Friends I have a tiny bit of concern with this bass I am working on and would take your advice very seriously this has been the first stand up bass I have ever worked on ,However I have repaired several guitar necks I just want to know what would you do ? this Bass came in 5 poker chips so far in my repairs I like to glue with Aliphatic resign clamp and give it 48 hours before applying string tension here is the dealo . with guitar head stock repairs I always replace the head cap adding extra strength and this is a stand up bass no room for a head cap what would you do besides what I explained already ?

[Richard Bales]

Aliphatic resin glues can creep under stress, so I wouldn't recommend it for this kind of repair.  I recently did just such a repair and involves gluing with hot hide glue, removing the fingerboard, and running a bolt  that's countersunk under the fingerboard to a similarly countersunk point in the heel of the pegbox.  The bolt needs to be tightened once, left for 48 hours or so in a dry environment, then retightened before the fingerboard is reattached and the hole in the pegbox is filled.

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[FRANK]

thanks