Loosening the endpin

[Flint Buchanan]

Bob-

A little OT, but since I'm thinking of getting a wheel, why would you think a wheel would cause problems with the endpin adjuster?

[Bob Branstetter]

Originally Posted by Flint Buchanan

Bob-

A little OT, but since I'm thinking of getting a wheel, why would you think a wheel would cause problems with the endpin adjuster?

Some of them attach to the endpin and conceivably could have bent the rod.
Some endpins have a piece of metal between the rod and the screw that could have come loose or was damaged. I was trying to think of anything that Patrick could have done that damaged the endpin. At the time, I didn't know that the problem had been there from the beginning rather than being damaged.

I really don't have a problem with bass wheels as long as the shaft is (exactly) the same size as the endpin rod. I've been using one myself for years and only wish that I had started using one earlier in my life. It might have prevented some the lower back problems I have today.