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05-12-2008, 08:38 AM
|  | Oracle, Ancient Order of Rass Hattur | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Connecticut | | | Brilliant! |
05-12-2008, 09:20 AM
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Originally Posted by drurb  Brilliant! | +1
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05-12-2008, 02:35 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2002 Location: Chicago, IL USA | | | Great Idea!
Well done! Very elegant solution. Thanks for sharing this with the rest of the class! |
05-12-2008, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by bassist14 +1 | +2. |
05-12-2008, 03:46 PM
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Agreed - that's a really nice design. |
05-12-2008, 03:55 PM
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Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | Good thinking Bop! That looks great.  |
05-12-2008, 05:47 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | Genius!
Get them to market- I know they're simple, but I bet a decent percentage of DIY-phobic bassplayers would shell out $20 for one. |
05-12-2008, 05:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Los Angeles | | | Great idea. Well done. Now, how can I make this happen
for my bass? I can't wait to try it. |
05-12-2008, 06:09 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York | | | Very cool. Did you make the metal plate with the hole, or is that available commercially?
Thanks,
Neal |
05-13-2008, 01:26 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Italy | | Thanks guys, glad you like the system.
I don't think the metal plate is available commercially: I started from the design and then I looked for the help of a craftman. He used a laser cutter for the contour and the central hole, and then a special machine to fold the edges with the right angulation.
The hole can also accept a 1/4" jack if tomorrow you will want to install a piezo system instead.
Probably the other interesting stuff is the special screw between the edges, so you can fix the clamp in place or unscrew it immediately without tools. 
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05-13-2008, 01:41 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New York City | | | this is brilliant! when can i get my hands on one of these? please pm me! |
05-13-2008, 08:43 PM
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Maker of HPF-Pre upright bass preamp | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Madison WI | | | I guess this means you must like the Sony mike. Any comments on its use? Just curious because I have one. |
05-13-2008, 09:42 PM
| | | | The best ideas are those that are simple and elegant. Bravo!
I'd bet the string retaining thing on a Full Circle would function just like that.
I'm going to try to do that with simple hardware store stuff.... |
05-13-2008, 10:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winnipeg, MB | | | Wow - that's nice work. I like that you could conceivably just leave the mic attached and the bass would still fit in a bag. Perfect. |
05-14-2008, 01:22 AM
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Originally Posted by fdeck I guess this means you must like the Sony mike. Any comments on its use? Just curious because I have one. | Hi Fdeck, yes it's a Sony stereo electrect mic but it was fixed to the clamp only to show the application of the unit at the moment: in my opinion it's a good mic only if connected to a small minidisk or to a digital recorder to capture sonic image from acoustic instruments in small rooms, not ideal for the double bass, as there are much better solution for near field monitoring and recordings or live performances uses (i.e. AudioTechnica 3031, AudioTechnica Pro37, Sennheiser e614 or many others small diaphragm cardioid condensers).
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05-14-2008, 01:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncletoad The best ideas are those that are simple and elegant. Bravo!
I'd bet the string retaining thing on a Full Circle would function just like that.
I'm going to try to do that with simple hardware store stuff.... | Thanks Uncletoad
Yes, I think you could try also in this way with good results as the solution is very simple.
Just a suggestion: I payed particular attention to the thickness and the dimensions of the small metal plate in order not to damage the strings and to balance different mics.
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05-14-2008, 09:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Boppingtheory Hi Fdeck, yes it's a Sony stereo electrect mic but it was fixed to the clamp only to show the application of the unit at the moment: in my opinion it's a good mic only if connected to a small minidisk or to a digital recorder to capture sonic image from acoustic instruments in small rooms, not ideal for the double bass, as there are much better solution for near field monitoring and recordings or live performances uses (i.e. AudioTechnica 3031, AudioTechnica Pro37, Sennheiser e614 or many others small diaphragm cardioid condensers). | Ah, thanks for clarifying. |
05-27-2008, 07:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mill Creek, WA | | | I just made my own version of this... out of some spare parts. I used the clip that holds the 1/4 jack from a K&K Double Big Twin and the stand adapter and bolt from the stereo mount from a Behringer C-2. I Haven't gigged with it yet, but looks like it will do the trick.
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