1st Biuld - HB-4S violin bass

[Simon Barden]

As you have a floating bridge, it’s so much easier to move the tailpiece that trying to re-align the neck. I’d definitely move the tailpiece.

[Rabbit]

Original titebond is very conventional for the job. It has the advantage of being unglueable if some future issue demands it. I'm experienced with and a fan of boat building epoxy, but I only use it in luthiery in special cases, not regular tasks like that.

Thanx Jim . My last project was a strip canoe, so I have a fair bit of experience with both. I know with softwood , the timber will fail before the PVA will, just wasn't sure with the tension of the strings how it would fair with the maple. PVA it is then <thmbsups>.

As you have a floating bridge, it’s so much easier to move the tailpiece that trying to re-align the neck. I’d definitely move the tailpiece.

Yeh, I was kinda comming to that conclusion. The pocket in the hollow body is a box, not carved out of solid timber, so there isn't much you can remove for adjustment. The fingerboard sits a fair way above the body, so you *could* attack the neck, but that would still be fiddly. Potentially hours fine tuning with rasps and planes vs 5 seconds with a drill... I know my preferred option, but I wanted the opinion of someone with more experience. Thank you sir .