Vitruvian Man Photos!

[Jason Mendelson]

wow thats some amazing looking stuff...

great work...

[Matthew Tucker]

Lamarre's sculpting work is as usual quite stunning. For me, the decoration under the button is most impressive and I really like his violin corners. I've never been keen on his choice of tuners though. For a bass of that class and expense, even though he decorates the peg ends, for me they don't seem to match the work.

I'd like to see more detail on how his adjustable tailpiece works!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

Lamarre's sculpting work is as usual quite stunning. For me, the decoration under the button is most impressive and I really like his violin corners. I've never been keen on his choice of tuners though. For a bass of that class and expense, even though he decorates the peg ends, for me they don't seem to match the work.

I'd like to see more detail on how his adjustable tailpiece works!

Those are the new Rubners. I put a set with Ebony on my Batchelder about 6 years ago and they worked quite well. Not as finely tunable as Sloans or Krutz gears but nearly the best hatpegs I had seen. Great for changing strings as well.

You would be surprised at how many Italian makers put Hatpegs on the bases they made over the last 200 years as opposed to the better looking French or Baker style English gears that were available for the most part.

Maybe it's the wood thing they had in mind thinking mainly of the tone. The less metal, the better theory. You think? Even Sergio Scaramelli uses them today on his Basses. I have seen them up close and personal. They work just fine. Scaramelli also put rosewood Rubners on my martini back in 1999 when he restored it. Back then, I didn't like them so I changed them out for the Krutz. Looking back now, I would have left them on if I had it to do over again.

[Arnold Schnitzer]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

I'd like to see more detail on how his adjustable tailpiece works!

The tailpiece rides up and down on a dowel inserted into a hole in the endpin block. A set screw between the endpin and where the saddle would normally be locks the height.

[Craig Regan]

Originally Posted by Arnold Schnitzer

The tailpiece rides up and down on a dowel inserted into a hole in the endpin block. A set screw between the endpin and where the saddle would normally be locks the height.

[Calvin Marks]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

Lamarre's sculpting work is as usual quite stunning. For me, the decoration under the button is most impressive and I really like his violin corners. I've never been keen on his choice of tuners though. For a bass of that class and expense, even though he decorates the peg ends, for me they don't seem to match the work.

I'd like to see more detail on how his adjustable tailpiece works!

I like the actual detail on the hat pegs but I hate the way the plate looks on the sides of the scroll...Seems like the "square" plates belong on a $2,000.00 entry level Asian instrument.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Calvin Marks

I like the actual detail on the hat pegs but I hate the way the plate looks on the sides of the scroll...Seems like the "square" plates belong on a $2,000.00 entry level Asian instrument.

Entry level? Have you ever priced those Rubner Hatpeg Gears?




Maybe some entry level basses are using some better gears then!

[Matthew Tucker]

Well, i agree with you Calvin. Like wearing sneakers with a dinner suit.

[Calvin Marks]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Entry level? Have you ever priced those Rubner Hatpeg Gears?




Maybe some entry level basses are using some better gears then!

I wasn't referring to the hat pegs themsevles, just those square little plates that they rest on.

Take a look at the scroll on this bass...same style of those little square plates.

http://www.uptonbass.com/UB-Standard...n-Double-Bass/

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Calvin Marks

I wasn't referring to the hat pegs themsevles, just those square little plates that they rest on.

Take a look at the scroll on this bass...same style of those little square plates.

http://www.uptonbass.com/UB-Standard...n-Double-Bass/

I agree with you on the plain ones on that Upton but the scroll and the bass itself is plain all over. They fit. Have a look at these and tell me how they meet your eye..ok?




Gears can be of the highest quality sometimes but the mounting design I think doesn't always match the quality of the Gear. I think the Sloans are one where the mounting looks way below their performance.

[Ken Smith]

How about these gears, should they stay or go? These same plates with Hatpegs are found on many old Italian basses. None of them were ever 'entry level' basses when the gears were installed or when the basses.