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What difference does it make ?

I'm pretty proud of how the bass became more comfortable. End of the fingerboard... G 7 mm D 8 mm A 9 mm E 10 mm It's what I guess I measured with multiple methods. It's worth to become a totally blind inexperienced silly luthier than leaving a fortune for a real "set-up"... Every time a professional touches one of my instruments I'm disappointed, when I do it on my own I claim it's a piece of art, even if it's ugly, it works the way I want. This is the other way of what oneself tolerance means.

Thanks a lot !!!

Since people like playing with low action, I wonder if double bassists want to sound like electric fretless basses. I modified the bridge, the action was very high about 13 mm on the G string, now it's 9 mm. I was sure it was around 8-9 mm but I didn't read very well when I was measuring. Having known such an action, your double basses are not so different from electric basses for me. That's bigger, that's sure. It's not sarcasm because if I weren't there I wouldn't have modified my bridge. So I thank you, now it's more comfortable, I'm not satisfied about the sound I get, maybe it comes from the strings, I modified the bridge after changing the strings. Now I can play bad in thumb position, before that I was barely able to play a note. Before After the first modification There I'm a bit out of rhythm and had a strange tone because I was surprised when I was in thumb position. The sustain surprised me too when I was playing... I felt strange... That was the first modification.

What do I risk if I let it like this ? I modified it again.

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I also modified the bridge, I can bow the strings, they love harmonics when they are full of rosin it sounds "Baroque".

OK, I did it, I put a new set then I did it.

I received the strings, my bass is more comfortable now. It's a set of Pyramid Black Nylon. It still sounds fresh so the sound is still a bit harsh. Can they be bowed ? I tried, yes I did but I didn't find any kind of interes in that, if it can be done it's better to use them with in a free jazz ensemble.

I don't play the saxophone anymore but sometimes I try...

I also play both hands.

Ah ! I do like my sound ! I measured again my string height... At the octave about 8-9 mm on G string and maybe 10 mm on E string. I can put my pinky under a string. It doesn't change a lot along the end of the fingerboard, maybe 10 mm ! It's difficult to define because the fingerboard is not flat. Visually it's huge but when I press down I won't say it's a torture but crossing strings on block and thumb positions is kind of dangerous or disturbing. I can do it like cutting wood on my leg. At the nut the action is more than correct. New strings are coming tomorrow (tapewound strings), I wonder what it's going to happen.

Hi ! Another weird question, is it a bag idea to sand bridge feet in order to lower the string action ?