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Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-18-2012, 01:27 PM
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Posted By Vince Jesse
Ha Ha!

Yes. I guess Ken's automated vice squad can't distinguish between a German woodworking supply company and an obscene term.

Now we can't be too careful when it comes to smut, but please remember:...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-17-2012, 09:53 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,755
Posted By Vince Jesse
more on this.

The Metropolitan reamer project got bogged down but there's one more option: You CAN get a 1/17 taper commercially made boxwood bushing. It's marketed by the **** company and it's actually sized as a...
Forum: German School of Basses 04-04-2012, 11:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,053
Posted By Vince Jesse
Thanks Ken.

Thanks Ken.
Forum: German School of Basses 04-04-2012, 10:39 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,053
Posted By Vince Jesse
Johann Baptiste Dvorak bass?

Hi guys.

A customer of mine has this bass with a J.B. Dvorak label. The label is a photocopy but at some point someone who worked on this bass was convinced that the Bass was made by this Prague...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-14-2011, 09:22 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 169,817
Posted By Vince Jesse
Thanks, Ken.

Thanks, Ken.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-14-2011, 01:02 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 169,817
Posted By Vince Jesse
new extension

I'll post one last C extension I made as I seem to be honing in on a particular look. This is installed on a Calin Wultur "Elite" bass.

Any thoughts?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 10-31-2011, 08:27 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 10,889
Posted By Vince Jesse
You can contact Gotz directly via email. They'll...

You can contact Gotz directly via email. They'll send you a catalog and price list in Euros.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-03-2011, 06:06 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 169,817
Posted By Vince Jesse
The rail was there before I got there but the...

The rail was there before I got there but the owner of the bass makes great use of it.

As I finished this one up I was thinking about how much work these are. Very challenging. - they have to...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-03-2011, 02:00 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 169,817
Posted By Vince Jesse
New Extension

Hi guys. I installed another C extension and would like to show it around here. This time I benefited from earlier experimentation and I'd like to think this one is a bit more refined. No need for...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 03-24-2011, 01:13 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,755
Posted By Vince Jesse
reamers

Well, as far as I know the commercially available boxwood cello peg bushings use a 1/25 taper. And as far as I know the most common commercial cello endpin reamers use a 1/17 taper. What brand of...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 03-23-2011, 05:56 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,755
Posted By Vince Jesse
cool new tool

Hi guys. Anyone use 'cello peg bushings to patch tuners holes in bass scrolls? I've found that it's real slick, especially when you're patching holes for the Rubner tapered metal spindles which are...
Forum: German School of Basses 08-06-2010, 06:37 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,679
Posted By Vince Jesse
repair

I wasn't talking about the repair to the button. The wood fitted to the side of the neck heel is what I was pointing out.
Forum: German School of Basses 08-06-2010, 03:19 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,679
Posted By Vince Jesse
The guy who previously owned this bass did some...

The guy who previously owned this bass did some work on it himself and I think he was in the process of refinishing. It now has just a clear coat of varnish. The varnish on the scroll was once a...
Forum: German School of Basses 08-06-2010, 12:43 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,679
Posted By Vince Jesse
more pics

More pics.
Forum: German School of Basses 08-06-2010, 12:42 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 6,679
Posted By Vince Jesse
nice German bass

Hi Guys. I have a bass here that I thought I would share. It's an instrument that was used with the Milwaukee symphony for years and then fell into disrepair. Last year we did some restoration...
Forum: French Bass School 07-29-2010, 05:11 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,528
Posted By Vince Jesse
Thank you Ken. You're a fountain of knowledge.

Thank you Ken. You're a fountain of knowledge.
Forum: French Bass School 07-29-2010, 04:15 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,528
Posted By Vince Jesse
Thanks, Eric. I'd been told that this bass was a...

Thanks, Eric. I'd been told that this bass was a Jacquet but it wasn't like the other ones I've had the opportunity to inspect.
Forum: French Bass School 07-29-2010, 02:41 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 10,528
Posted By Vince Jesse
French bass ID

Hi. Someone brought this bass to me for some minor work. Here are some measurements:

lower bout width 25.5"
upper bout width 20.5"
rib depth not including plates lower bout 7 7/8"
rib depth...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 07-01-2010, 08:01 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 13,256
Posted By Vince Jesse
Rubner

Rubner tuners are distributed through Metropolitan, Howard Core, International Violin, Nova, etc.
Forum: The Bull Pit 06-02-2010, 11:31 AM
Replies: 44
Views: 46,082
Posted By Vince Jesse
Cool The Decline of Manufacturing in USA

There are so many reasons why manufacturing has declined so much but money is at the root of all of them.

I think we all realize that increased efficiency and automated production were responsible...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 05-31-2010, 09:57 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 169,817
Posted By Vince Jesse
The manufacturing industry in the United States...

The manufacturing industry in the United States is dying. If someone in the U.S. has an idea for any musical instrument related product I suggest that we keep all aspects of production right here in...
Forum: Modern Eastern Europe 03-31-2010, 04:29 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,875
Posted By Vince Jesse
What I heard from the JR rep is that the "Elite"...

What I heard from the JR rep is that the "Elite" series is a new thing they're doing and has nothing to do with wood figure. I guess these basses are actually made by Mr. Wulter and a couple...
Forum: Modern Eastern Europe 03-31-2010, 01:24 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 7,875
Posted By Vince Jesse
Calin Wulter Elite

Anyone have a chance to take a look at the new Calin Wulter "elite" basses yet?

Impressions?
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 12-10-2009, 06:02 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 32,912
Posted By Vince Jesse
So, who was this mysterious luthier that did such...

So, who was this mysterious luthier that did such a great job for such a reasonable cost?

:)
Forum: German School of Basses 12-03-2009, 12:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 7,302
Posted By Vince Jesse
On the other side of the scroll are the...

On the other side of the scroll are the rectangular patches for the previous French worm gear assemblies. But the round patches are big, like they carried wooden hat peg spindles. Probably had...
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