Cort A5 Single cut

[TheGreek]

Been looking at acquiring one of these with the intention of deheading and converting to headless  - I already have the headless 5er system. 

 

Found this video on YouTube...it's a bit disconcerting knowing that there are/ were issues that should have been resolved in Quality Control.

 

I recall seeing a couple for sale here and was wondering whether the issues were present on those owned by BCers.

 

https://youtu.be/RWxK2GS-dvU?feature=shared

[Woodwind]

17 hours ago, TheGreek said:

Been looking at acquiring one of these with the intention of deheading and converting to headless  - I already have the headless 5er system. 

 

Found this video on YouTube...it's a bit disconcerting knowing that there are/ were issues that should have been resolved in Quality Control.

 

I recall seeing a couple for sale here and was wondering whether the issues were present on those owned by BCers.

 

https://youtu.be/RWxK2GS-dvU?feature=shared

 

 

That would be a great bass to make headless!

 

 

Edited December 14, 2024 by Woodwind

[TheGreek]

On 14/12/2024 at 12:46, Woodwind said:

 

 

That would be a great bass to make headless!

 

 

...if I could find one...

 

[Boodang]

On 14/12/2024 at 17:46, Woodwind said:

 

 

That would be a great bass to make headless!

 

 

Yes, make it headless, then 99% of strings made you won’t be able to fit! 

Edited December 23, 2024 by Boodang

[tauzero]

57 minutes ago, Boodang said:

Yes, make it headless, then 99% of strings made you won’t be able to fit! 

 

Use a clamping head end rather than a DBE one, problem solved.

[Boodang]

13 hours ago, tauzero said:

 

Use a clamping head end rather than a DBE one, problem solved.

Not quite! I’ve got a headless and found there’s a lot of strings that don’t like the windings being clamped and it results in the winding being pulled apart under tension. TI’s will do this, so there’s one brand you instantly can’t use. Unfortunately clamping is not the panacea it first appears to be. 

[tauzero]

2 minutes ago, Boodang said:

Not quite! I’ve got a headless and found there’s a lot of strings that don’t like the windings being clamped and it results in the winding being pulled apart under tension. TI’s will do this, so there’s one brand you instantly can’t use. Unfortunately clamping is not the panacea it first appears to be. 

 

No problem with Elites or Warwick strings, so that's me sorted.