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Re: Putting another piece on to my Buffet

Author: Rob Vitale
Date: 2008-06-08 01:50

hmm, not sure what you mean by the "weak spot" but its not a good idea to replace a joint. For two reasons, 1 its almost impossible to get a buffet that is bored the same way today as they did 40 years ago, and 2, even if you could get an exact original replica brand new, the bore of the older joint portion has inadvertently changed over time. As the wood ages the bore changes dimensions, warps on a minute levels from the constant humidity of playing and then drying. Then the end product would be very inconsistant in both tone and intonation b/c you created a hybrid of old and new.

I looked into this for an old Selmer I have, didn't pay.

Post Edited (2008-06-08 01:53)

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