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Mat Heighway

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  1. [quote name='fonzoooroo' post='1210653' date='Apr 25 2011, 09:35 AM']If you enlarge the hole to tae a larger diameter spike, you reduce the number of threads for the retaining screw to engage in. The screw threads are usually more of a weak pont than the spike - so I'd tend to leave well alone.... I'd tend to replace the spike with solid stainless steel bar.[/quote] This is an interesting answer, as I've never known of an endpin screw going at all. I suspect this is only the case with an all-wooden ferrule on the block. If your spike-hole has a metal collar then this shouldn't be an issue, as the screw binds into this rather than the wood. I've had a couple of basses with a simple bar as a spike and found that this is what causes the spike to slip into the instrument - a proper endpin should have reamed 'notches' in it to stop it slipping - if it has, then the screw shouldn't have to be done up tight anyway. My current bass had a 7mm diameter spike when I got it, and now has a 10mm Manson superspike. The screw hasn't slipped once. I suspect fonzoooroo was rather unlucky to have this happen. Incidentally, a properly nothced spike not only reduces the amount of work that the screw threads have to do, but also tends to eliminate any possibility of endpin-rattle.
  2. Hi all. Obviously this post is pretty old now, but for future reference, I now have three Stevenson flight cases available for hire at £50 per week (each). You can find out more and contact me through my [url="http://www.meticulous.org.uk/marketplace/flightcasehire.html"]website[/url] if you need.
  3. If it's a double bass you need to protect, I don't think you can do better than a Stevenson flight case. They're VERY strong (one fell 25 feet from the back end of a Boeing 747 and the instrument was fine!) and can be custom-built in either GRP or carbon fibre. Their only real downsides are their weight (like most double bass hard cases), and the cost - they're now £2,000 and upwards new. Happily, you can hire one for just [b]£50 a week[/b] from me, as I have three! Contact me through my website at [url="http://www.meticulous.org.uk/marketplace/flightcasehire.html"]www.meticulous.org.uk[/url] if you want to know more.
  4. Hi Bob. Sorry to hear of your wibbly spike. Personally I'd highly recommend a Manson Superspike. A lot of bassists (and cellists) I know use them. They're strong, adaptable, and built to your specs. Check out [url="http://www.superspikes.co.uk/"]www.superspikes.co.uk[/url] I've used one for years and years now and it's still almost as sharp as the day it arrived. Hope this helps.
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