Hi all,
Just a small thing, but it's bugged me for a while and I wondered if there was anything I could do about it.
At some point in its life, my 93 SC Deluxe had the indignity of having some muppet (a previous owner, not me, I hasten to add!) put a strap pin on the upper horn in, I presume, an effort to improve the balance. Needless to say, it didn't work - the balance is much better using the original strap pin placement on the back of the neck heel, which is how I always use the bass. However, this means my poor bass has an unused strap pin. Of course, this doesn't affect playability one iota, but I do feel it's a pity it's there, since I love the clean simple lines of the bass.
I've tried removing it completely, but whoever put it there didn't do a great job, and the finish around the hole is a little cracked and messy, so leaving the strap pin in place covers that up nicely.
So now I'm wondering if anyone out there has had any experience of having such holes repaired. Is it possible for a good luthier/craftsman to effect an 'invisible' repair - fill the hole in the mahogany and refinish it in such a way as to make it practically invisible?
Any advice much appreciated!
