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Having launched this last year, I had feedback from players that the Arco Clip Hook would be better if it could also attach to horizontal surfaces - particularly the ledge of a music stand for example. Therefore we now have - the Mk.2 version (see pictures) Please visit [url="http://www.arcocliphook.co.uk"]www.arcocliphook.co.uk[/url] and check it out. Thanks.

Infectious & inspiring. Beautiful. Impossible to watch without smiling - just like him. :-)

Presume you've tried 'em already, perhaps, but just to mention the Super Silvers. Not as low tension as the Slaps, so much less twangy. Also, cheap as chips. :-)

Thanks for the big up Jake. Everything's going to help at this stage. Trying to get the word out there. See you soon, somehow, I hope. :-)

Hi andy159 Thanks for your post. Nice thinking regarding the soft spacer, but I did do that with my very first 'dolly' wheels - the dolly comprised two fixed castor wheels mounted to a small rectangular rubber plate, in turn fixed to the bass case by velcro. It had a snag when I added soft cushioning: The benefits of added cushioning are offset by the disadvantage of introducing an instability, allowing the instrument to move with 'a mind of it's own', so to speak, instead of being securely held by the wheeled platform. Not to worry though, because there's actually ample cushioning with the WheelBass as it is currently spec'd. The foam liner strips inside the cradle are 10mm thick, and there's also the large area of the cradle itself dissipating any shocks over a large area, instead of delivering the impact directly to the area of the bass that sits above the castor wheels (which had been an issue with the small 'dolly' I used for a while). If you have a spare minute, everything technical about the WheelBass is covered on the website (link above). If I have missed any information, just ask. Regards Steve

Owencf - Yep. Went through many stages of R&D, but opted for these wheels for compactness. They are still very smooth ride though. The 'elastic' rubber of the tyres is a bit like the rubber they use in power balls (remember them?) Feels very hard when you try and press a finger into em, but when there's the whole weight of a bass on top of em, they absorb small shocks inbcredibly well, so when rolling along a pavement for instance, hardly notice the pavement gaps and cracks at all.

Today is launch day of new website which is (hopefully) to sell my new handmade WheelBasses. See here for more info - [url="http://wheelbass.co.uk"]www.wheelbass.co.uk[/url] All started when I drove past a lorry, noticed it's mudguards and thought - hang on a minute... Although there are probably other obsessive geeks out there like me, possessed of a large set of tools and a perverse sense of enjoyment/satisfaction from making something like this, I figured there are probably some people out there who'd appreciate to not have to get messy with all the tools and fiddling around. So, doing small batch production of the WheelBass for such folk.

Thanks Jake. Good to be back - I was on here a few years ago. Owen - good behaviour. Thankyou. :-) Next - dinner! Steve

Good idea Tom. Thanks. Here's one - I dressed like a cricketer just so the clip hook and bow could be seen clearly and easily. Ah well. [attachment=119748:posing.jpg]

Spreading the word about my venture - making and selling an alternative to quivers, floor-mounted bow holders etc. Directly inspired by seeing l'Orchestre de Contrebasses - who use a similar solution in performance - I made a clip hook from stuff I had lying around the house. Very happy to no longer need a quiver, or the free-standing bow holder I had been using in recent years. Other bassists were less keen to get geeky and wield a power drill, hacksaw etc.., so I was motivated to make a batch that other bassists could buy, without endangering life & limb in their shed or basement. With a bit of research, I sourced the required components to make a neat and professional grade device, selling it for as little as possible, without turning myself into a bankrupt, registered charity or basket case (too late on that one perhaps...). Please take a look at [url="http://www.arcocliphook.co.uk/"]http://www.arcocliphook.co.uk/[/url] where you'll see all the relevant info. If this venture should ever break into profit, l'Orchestre de Contrebasses will receive a share, in direct recognition of their inspiration. Link here (unfortunately their own dedicated site was down for maintainance when I wrote this post) [url="http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27orchestre_de_contrebasses"]http://fr.wikipedia....de_contrebasses[/url] [attachment=119733:cut.jpg]