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Re: Breakage in plastic body

Author: Chris P
Date: 2006-01-25 11:29

I just got the other pictures - looks like it's been through the wars!

The top of the body by the crook has been broken off as well!

I'm not sure where you'll find a lathe large enough to hold the top joint in to do any work on, but if the repairs are secure the only thing I can suggest is tidy them up as best as you can. The middle tenon area has the Jubilee clip, but I know someone with a plastic Normandy bass (essentially the same as a Vito) and the middle socket broke at the ring, but that's being held solid with a Jubilee clip over the socket ring, and has been like that for about 10 years.

If the contra plays well, then I think live with the damage and treat the contra with kid gloves. Otherwise the only sensible option is to get a replacement top joint from Leblanc, but I have no idea what the cost would be.

I think due to the length and diameter of the joint it will be difficult to find the right machinery to do work on it, and using too small a lathe could do more harm than good as the joint will need to be steadied when boring the inside to fit a metal sleeve.

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