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08-03-2011, 02:00 PM
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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 the bottom of the extension to be flat and straight for the thumb because the side rail takes care of that duty.
Thoughts? 
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08-03-2011, 03:56 PM
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Side rail? Interesting. I wouldn't screw someing like that into my Scrolls but I can see the sharp gear edges can get painful. Practice Beethoven 6th's storm movement on the Extension, the individual 16ths and you will see with each bass what needs to be done. You can even buff the edges of the gears to get the sharp edges softened. One old bass gears, many of them are worn and smooth by now. My Tarr is very smooth now.
Speaking of the Tarr, the page isn't up yet but I have some pics. They are dark and I will probably re-take them or lighten them up for the page but here's a look at the Extension Arnold made for it;   The fit of the Extension and String on and around the Scroll was a challenge on this being that the face of the head is so thin. Arnold made it work both artistically and structurally as well.
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08-03-2011, 06:06 PM
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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 function well and be beautiful to look at.
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08-03-2011, 07:44 PM
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yes..
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08-04-2011, 11:14 AM
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And now for something completely different: I understand that C extensions have to be what they are when converting a standard bass.
BUT -- they do seem unwieldy. Now, regarding new construction, or in the event a bass has had its pegbox and/or scroll mangled to the point of having to be rebuilt anyway, and there is no historical reason to simply copy what was there, has anybody designed or executed 1+3 pegbox with the extension and stops integrated into the overall design and scroll, and not just as an add-on?
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08-04-2011, 11:40 AM
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08-04-2011, 09:04 PM
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Nice. Thanks.
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