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Forum: Luthier's Corner 11-18-2008, 06:39 PM
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Posted By Bob Branstetter
I think I'll change my to signature 96% retired. ...

I think I'll change my to signature 96% retired. :)
Forum: Luthier's Corner 11-18-2008, 11:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 7,828
Posted By Bob Branstetter
I've been making my own soundpost blanks with a...

I've been making my own soundpost blanks with a tool (http://www.fine-tools.com/G301830.htm) like this one for at least 30 years. I just set the fence on my bandsaw to about 1/16" larger than the...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-15-2007, 06:14 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,607
Posted By Bob Branstetter
The paper was not written written for a bunch of...

The paper was not written written for a bunch of egg head scientists with multiple PHDs. It contains very little theory and it mostly deals with how to do it. I doubt if you would have any problem...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 09-15-2007, 01:27 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 17,607
Posted By Bob Branstetter
A0-B0 Mode Matching in Doublebasses

As much as I dislike getting involved with this again, I find it necessary to correct certain inaccuracies about the A0-B0 matching process that have been posted here.

When we talk about A0-B0...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-14-2007, 10:31 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
If you do a Google search of "Carleen Hutchins...

If you do a Google search of "Carleen Hutchins A0-B0", you'll get several references including some of the discussion that occurred on TalkBass.

David - Please note that her name is Carleen M....
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-13-2007, 03:49 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Thanks for the offer on A0-B0 Ken, but I got my...

Thanks for the offer on A0-B0 Ken, but I got my fill of discussing it over on the TalkBass Forum. It was unfortunate that none of the luthiers over there were unwilling to seriously look into it and...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-12-2007, 09:42 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
No Theory Here

What theory? That a Radio Shack volume meter will allow you to determine the relative amount of sound coming from the back, front, ribs or any other part of your bass? The only thing I said was the I...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-12-2007, 10:56 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Actually, I was thinking of the muting effect...

Actually, I was thinking of the muting effect from the mass of the mic & foam rather than the amount of sound radiated by the instrument. However, measuring the relative amount of sound radiated from...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-11-2007, 09:06 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
That's true to a certain extent, but it is the...

That's true to a certain extent, but it is the Top that generates most of sound. I don't touch the top when I'm playing - do you? I don't know if you are deaden it more today than you did 30 years...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-11-2007, 04:03 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
I agree with some of this and have a different...

I agree with some of this and have a different slant on the rest. I have the same AI Coda combo amp that David has. I think at least part of the reason that we get more mic volume before feedback is...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-10-2007, 11:16 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
I've never tried running mine that way since I...

I've never tried running mine that way since I get plenty of volume with my S25B by leaving the master at "12 O'clock" and I frequently have the input level up around 11. Of course knob positions...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 09-08-2007, 12:11 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
The mount I'm using now is the second design I've...

The mount I'm using now is the second design I've done. I made the first one from spruce. It was OK, but I really wanted one that I could adjust the angle of the mic coming out of the tailpiece. My...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-27-2007, 10:23 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,827
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Nice job

Hi Matt - It looks like you did a nice job with it. I would have expected you having more trouble getting the graphite bar out with that thin neck.

Maybe the next cheap bass you get will have a...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-24-2007, 11:38 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,827
Posted By Bob Branstetter
I know you don't want to hear it, but I don't see...

I know you don't want to hear it, but I don't see how anything other than a neck graft or a total neck replacement is going to give you a long term solution. I assume you are talking about a long...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-24-2007, 11:16 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,603
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Actually, many laminated double basses (i.e....

Actually, many laminated double basses (i.e. Kays) and even some carved back basses do have a disk or platform like you describe. It is there to prevent the pressure of the soundpost from deforming...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-20-2007, 10:40 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 8,827
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Maybe this would be a good time to do your first...

Maybe this would be a good time to do your first neck graft. :)
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 08-16-2007, 11:16 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
That would be a little hard to answer since I...

That would be a little hard to answer since I have not used that particular microphone. Years ago, I used the AKG's and other mics wrapped in foam stuffed in the bridge. At the time, I thought they...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 08-16-2007, 06:42 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Ken - most of us who are using mics with bass...

Ken - most of us who are using mics with bass amps (as opposed to using the house PA) use the mic mixed with a pickup. I've used an AMT S25B mic and a Fishman Full Circle for about 2 years now. I've...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 08-15-2007, 11:08 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
David - Could you post a photo of the shock mount...

David - Could you post a photo of the shock mount or a link to a photo. I tried to find one on the net and didn't see anything that looked bass mountable. The specs look good. If it is anything like...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-14-2007, 11:38 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 52,190
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Back around the 1960s, before they were taken...

Back around the 1960s, before they were taken over by a conglomerate, Scherl & Roth made basses with a separate knob that the tail gut attached to in addition to the standard adjustable endpin. I've...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-10-2007, 12:05 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 25,335
Posted By Bob Branstetter
I can't give you any exact times on this type of...

I can't give you any exact times on this type of repair, but it is time consuming. We usually begin by enlarging the existing hole slightly with a special reamer to insure that the hole is round and...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-01-2007, 07:34 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 169,360
Posted By Bob Branstetter
I also like the E latch type that can be opened...

I also like the E latch type that can be opened with the thumb without taking the left hand away from the neck. I've been using one of this type that was installed on my personal bass about about 30...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 07-26-2007, 08:26 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 71,544
Posted By Bob Branstetter
AMT S25b

I've been using an AMT S25B with a tailpiece mount for a couple of years now and have no complaints with this setup. I currently mix it with a Fishman Full Circle and usually have a mix of roughly...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 06-28-2007, 08:31 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 169,360
Posted By Bob Branstetter
Many years ago (long before I started making...

Many years ago (long before I started making extensions in my own shop), I took my personal bass to a well known bass shop 700 miles from my home so that I could have one fitted by what was reputed...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 06-18-2007, 11:10 AM
Replies: 64
Views: 55,678
Posted By Bob Branstetter
I would assume that since Paul is talking about...

I would assume that since Paul is talking about molecules, that he is actually talking about are photos taken through an electron microscope or something similar. I imagine that a wood worm hole...
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