View Single Post
  #7  
Old 07-26-2010, 11:00 PM
Thomas Erickson's Avatar
Thomas Erickson Thomas Erickson is offline
Senior Posting Member
 
Join Date: 05-23-2010
Location: Pacific NW USA
Posts: 309
Thomas Erickson is on a distinguished road
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve Alcott View Post
It seems to me that a good solid bottom block with two holes wouldn't necessarily be problematic. The big advantage I see with this arrangement is that the endpin is not forced to do double duty as both tailpiece anchor and endpin. It also enables the tailpiece anchor to be either in front of or behind the endpin; I've seen it both ways.
Tailgut anchored to the rearward plug, huh? That seems like just asking for the block to split between the holes.

It wouldn't be exactly the same, but perhaps it would be interesting to make an endpin unit that could allow the tailgut to be anchored at different points at the bottom of the bass, and then just do some experimenting.
Reply With Quote