Eric Roy of Upton Bass emailed me to let me know that pictures of my bass have been posted on www.stringrepair.com, the webpage of the workshop at Upton Bass. Eric has been diligently working on my bass while boss-man, Gary Upton Birkhamshaw, is on a little R&R. Eric has been reinforcing the damaged area of my bass and re-building the missing corner. I appreciate the communicative and transparent nature of the shop. These guys politely tell the truth, whether or not it’s pleasant, because they know that the customer would rather hear it up front than deal with it after the fact.
Eric outlined a loose timeline that could have my bass back in my hands by the beginning of the week after next. The whole thing would have been done much earlier had I not had the rosin accident, but the wait is plenty reasonable for work of this magnitude (if not downright amazing) and is only alleviated by the amount of communication they provide.
Eric (and some other Upton folks, I bet) took some of the most eye-catching pictures of my bass imaginable. I love seeing the inside of basses and this is my first glimpse into the inside of mine. He says there are more on the way, so I am looking forward to seeing those soon.
[...] It’s been a bit more than a month since I parted ways with my bass so she could get fixed. I posted some pictures of the instrument, post lobotomy, and now have what should be the penultimate post in this saga. [...]