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    Very good point. I thought I'd done that. Photos on the way. Thanks.
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    Bump.
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    I bought this Bass from the Bristol violin shop about 12 years ago. The Messina was one of Stentor's high end instruments at the time. It's all hand carved with a spruce top, maple back and sides and ebony finger board. The Bass is very comfortable to play and It sounds great. It has the usual scuffs around the edges, which you would expect from a Bass that has been gigged for over 10 years. There is a repair from a split under one of the F holes which was professionally repaired around seven years ago and is still sound. otherwise this Bass is in great condition. Locationo Bath.
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    I bought it at auction last year, I'm currently restoring it. Looks to me like it had been sat somewhere in a unplayable state for a long long time. I think they stopped making 3 stringers around 1920/1930. I probably will end up putting some modern tuners on, maybe a set of bakers. But I think I'd like to try it as a 3 stringer for a while first.
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    Thanks for the advice Mart but unfortunately I need the whole tuner including the peg and the worm and gear. I'm converting a 3 string bass to a 4 string, I should have made that clear before. I'm hoping that someone out there might have done the same but upgraded to new tuners, and that they might have some old hat peg types lying around. Anyone?
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    Pm'd
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    Does anybody out there have any old style hat peg tuners? I actually only need the one but a matching set would be great. they're for an old German Bass. Thanks.
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    Does anybody out there have any old style hatpeg tuners? I actually only need the one but a matching set would be great. they're for an old German Bass. Thanks.
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    I've got a set of Belcantos with a C extension but I don't have an extension on my bass. I'm looking to swap the bottom C for a standard Belcanto E or sell for £45 posted. I bought the set 2nd hand and they had only been on a bass for about 6 weeks, so it's in very good condition, silks too.
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    Has anyone out there got a set of heavy spiros they want to move on? Thanks.
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    Mr bassman. The a, d and g sound good to me, from what I've heard I'd probably keep my Spiro e anyway. If you find them let me know what you'd want for them? Thank you.
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    Hi ubassman. My work is mainly pizz. At the moment I have a helicore hybrid d and g and Spiro e and a. I play an old German swell back which is quite bright and punchy sounding, but I'm looking for something with a bit less tension and a darker sound, mainly on the A D and G. Am I barking up the wrong tree here?
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    I'd like to try these strings. Does any of you have a used set for sale?
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    Thanks for that. This test was done on one bass, I'm trying to get a general idea of what different people's experiences are. As we all know.... No two basses respond in the same way. A nice bit of info though. Thanks.
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    I'm thinking of fitting some bridge adjusters, does anyone have any opinions as to how this could affect the tone of my bass? Or whether its worth it or not? Cheers.
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    Right now I have Spiro mediums E and A and helicore hybrids D and G. I'm thinking anima instead of garbos because I heard they bow better. I think ill still keep the Spiro E and maybe the A for a bit of power in the low end. I am a bass player after all. I'm just trying to find something a bit softer but not dead sounding in the upper register.
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    I'm thinking of trying out some velvet animas. Does anyone have some old ones for sale? Or does anyone have a particular opinion/experience of them. Thanks.
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    Tell him to buy a H clamp. It's a really good light weight Mic stand that clips onto the bass, so you can close Mic the bass with pretty much any Mic, and you don't have to worry about him knocking the Mic. It works for me. I think I costs about £80. Stick a 57 or 58 in it, problem solved?
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    I live in Bath and I would have it, but I do believe in first come first served. Pm me if it falls through. Tom.
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    No, just normal numbers. Does that mean that they're not Superflexibles?
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    I've been given these strings and I have no idea what they are, the silks are the same colour on both ends and the strings feel quite floppy. I hope one of you fine folks can help me out. Thanks. Tom.
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    Play acoustic.
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    Hello. I need a new gig bag for my db, I don't want something that's going to fall apart after 1 year and I don't really want to spend hundreds of pounds. Anyone got any suggestions? Thanks Tom
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    Go to Malcolm Healy in Sutton, south London. I went all over looking for my Bass, well that's everywhere from Turners southwards and I have to say he's the man, honest fair and got a good selection of DBs. Give him a call.
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    Chris, try Malcolm Healey, When I was looking for my Bass I went everywhere and I can safely say that Malcolm is the man to talk to. His DBs are a bit over your budget, but not all of them, when I was there he had a Bass for £700 that sounded great. It would be wrong to buy a Bass without at least giving him a call. Tom
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