Recent content by dubliner

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    Double Bass Bass peg holder ?

    Mine is a bit loose on a project DB, are they just pressure fit or glued in? As I cant make the holder bigger if they are pressure fit, any point in plugging the old hole & drilling a new in in the plug/dowel? TIA Dubliner.
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    Double Bass NS EUB megathread

    Boy I'm a happy camper today, just picked up a CR series 4 string, in pristine condition. I'm learning upright now and have been learning on a Santini, but the NS is put together so much better. Now the only impediments to me learning to play will be myself, and the cool thing is my initials are...
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    Double Bass Santini??

    FYI - TheSuzie - Tht cable will probably outlive everything else on the bass - I think its Aircraft grade, something with a little more finesse would be nice. I managed to glue the piece & its been holding for about a month now. It plays well ( for me, a beginner ) but the sound is not very...
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    Double Bass New EUB player with an Santini EUB

    Merci Francois. Unfortunately they were the only references that I could find, never the less, they shed some insight. Perhaps the other 5 Santini owners in the world may hear of my plight :-). For what its worth, I have used the Palatino advice to adjust it so far. As I said I'm learning UB so...
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    Double Bass New EUB player with an Santini EUB

    I' got my hands on a Santini, EUB and just started lesson with a DB teacher, but I'm wondering about getting it to play & sound better. I've see a few tips on getting a differrent bass to play better, but other than the few Santini posts here, thats about it on the Web. It seems like the add on...
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    Double Bass Santini??

    Hey all just joined as I'm moving from electric Fender to a used Santini, Electric upright. anyway the tail piece broke and can't hold the G string. I need to get a replacement if possible, but the ones I see online seem way longer that the one it came with, with the cable attached its probably...