alyctes

On 18/09/2023 at 23:17, ziggydolphinboy said:

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this is tempting

 

Isn't it, though?  Sadly I wouldn't play it...

7 minutes ago, sandy_r said:

 

Did/do you have fretted or fretless?

 

 

I was thinking of the fretless, but I've played both. 

They're lovely!  I had to add weight to mine, it was too light to be stable for my cloddish hands and lack of skill, but they make a great noise.

If you need a DB tailpiece I probably have one kicking about.  I'm away at the moment so it might be a couple of weeks before I can find it.

I bought patch leads from Edward.  He went out of his way to get them posted promptly, the packaging was good, the communications excellent.  I wouldn't hesitate to deal with him again.  Thanks!

7 minutes ago, Beedster said:

This is very interesting, many thanks @alyctes 🙏

My pleasure! 

There's no reason you can't use two strips-and-string assemblies, but that's hard to get into the bass - you really have to get the string of the second handle on the post _after you put it in the bass. 

Also you have to mark the post so you can tell which way round it goes, because there's nothing to stop it rotating.  Careful cutting of the end of the aluminium should fix that though.

I can't really remember who Dad and I learned it from.  I think it was my cello teacher, some time in about 1969, but my memory is a bit dicey nowadays - we may have taken it to someone else.

All severely not to scale.

The key to it is keeping control of the post while not holding the string too tight.  That means you can get the whole thing into the belly of the beast but still have control.

16 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

Obviously a lot more going on than I can envisage and a complete waste of your time trying to describe to me sorry. Loosing the plot at T shape and not seeing the orientations, all clouded by how I think a piece of aluminum channel strip looks and how I think I might do it with a piece of string....

 

Looking forward to the picture.

 

Btw most of the sketches I post are done at work on back of an envelope and phone does the rest.

Aluminium, string, post:

16 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

Obviously a lot more going on than I can envisage and a complete waste of your time trying to describe to me sorry. Loosing the plot at T shape and not seeing the orientations, all clouded by how I think a piece of aluminum channel strip looks and how I think I might do it with a piece of string....

 

Looking forward to the picture.

 

Btw most of the sketches I post are done at work on back of an envelope and phone does the rest.

The aluminium plus string

16 hours ago, Downunderwonder said:

Obviously a lot more going on than I can envisage and a complete waste of your time trying to describe to me sorry. Loosing the plot at T shape and not seeing the orientations, all clouded by how I think a piece of aluminum channel strip looks and how I think I might do it with a piece of string....

 

Looking forward to the picture.

 

Btw most of the sketches I post are done at work on back of an envelope and phone does the rest.

Okay, the aluminium:

12 minutes ago, prowla said:

There was an Australian bloke who did Stairway To Heaven with a wobble board...

That had the distinct advantage of making me laugh, which is much more positive feeling than any I ever got off the LZ version.

(We'll skip hastily over whether they "covered" the intro...)

Not tonight I can't.  I can have a go tomorrow. 

Okay, "channel" might be the wrong word. 

Take a piece of aluminium strip, long enough to reach the post position and still give you about five inches outside the F-hole.

Fold each of the two long sides inward so that each side has a channel big enough for your twine to run in it, but keeping the twine from escaping sideways.

Run the twine up both sides of the aluminium so there's a loop at one end.

Put the sound-post in the loop.

Hold the twine so that it tightens on the post.  Now you've got a T-shaped assembly, held together because you're keeping the twine tight.

Manoeuvre the post in through the F-hole and into the correct place.  Pull or push as appropriate.

When it's in the right place, let go one end of the twine.  Now the post is in place and not attached to the aluminium.

Pull the twine and the aluminium out, and store them somewhere for next time.

If I knew where mine was I'd take a pic but it's somewhere in my personal chaos and it might take a week to find it.

Just now, Downunderwonder said:

Also a 1 shot deal?

Nope, you can try again.  The point of the channel is that you can let go one end of the string when the post is in place.

When I've done it on a cello I've used a piece of aluminium channel folded over at either side so you can run a piece of string down each side.  Then put the post in the loop.  Fiddly, but it works.

That's a great colour

GLWYS!

Not seen one of these before. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/355009010325

Short answer, because it works for you.  That ought to be enough, really.

I bought Darren's G+L JB2.  Thoroughly nice guy, no problems at his end, packaging etc excellent.  Cracking bass, as well!

I'd be very happy to deal with him again.  Thanks Darren

2 hours ago, Newfoundfreedom said:

Wow! Some people have more money than sense. 

That's a self-remedying condition...

A few dings but looks basically OK.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/354996035717?hash=item52a769a085:g:FL4AAOSwYjxk5kc8

This is a strange one - at least to me.  It looks as if it's probably decent quality, and seems to have had an eight-bolt neck-to-body fixing?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/334991575009?hash=item4dff0dc7e1:g:DDEAAOSwfcFksHHW

That's a cracking colour!

32 minutes ago, alyctes said:

I'm still thinking about it.  But Talking Heads' 'Heaven' (the Stop Making Sense version) will be one of them.

 

This to arrive.  I'm not religious, but this is glorious.  And I love that rhythmic jump.

I'm still thinking about it.  But Talking Heads' 'Heaven' (the Stop Making Sense version) will be one of them.

Where are you?