BerryTheBass Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Sounds interesting. You may want to post some pictures of it mounted and in action. Good luck with the venture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerryTheBass Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 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] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 I'm digging it. I have placed an order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted September 30, 2012 Share Posted September 30, 2012 Hi Steve, sorry I have been off the radar a bit hence no response on facebook, good to see you here, good luck with the clip... Have a look around here, there are some nice folk, it's a lovely community. Jake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerryTheBass Posted September 30, 2012 Author Share Posted September 30, 2012 Thanks Jake. Good to be back - I was on here a few years ago. Owen - good behaviour. Thankyou. :-) Next - dinner! Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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