Recent content by Fogducker

After you make a new "paddle" out of thin brass stock, silver solder it. I had trouble with buzzing and traced it to loose tuner paddles. I soldered them all and never looked back! Fog

If you do solder it, make sure to put a heat sink on the shaft to keep the heat from the screw and gear area. A small wet cloth around the sensitive area will do that trick!

Fixed this on my Kay C-1. I silver soldered it. In fact, while I was at it I did the other 3 tuners also! People other than jewelers can silver solder

Baggy/string with a damp sponge hung from one of the bass F hole "knobs"--at least my bass bar and post area will have enough moisture through the winter. Fog

Innovation Super Silvers are what I've settled on. Done the rest, gut D & G, Spiros etc. etc. Fog

Martin, For you to assume my comment as a "personal insult" is amazing to me! When me and ALL the people I know think of Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, Andrea Mitchell, Rachel Maddow, Brit McHenry (ESPN sideline babe who tore into the parking garage lady claiming "She is on TV and you are...

As a "Root and a 5th" plywood Kay guy, I shouldn't even be messing around this bass forum but I just can't help keeping quiet when I read something so off the track----the Everest climbing thing, on a bass repair and set-up thread no less. "I interviewed him as a CBC reporter"-----hardly lends...

I keep my plywood Kay on a stand in a corner but with a "baggie"/string,damp sponge combo, hanging inside from a F hole round thingy. I sometimes wonder, who was watching my bass when I was in the 4th grade (1947)? Boy, I sure am glad I don't have to watch over a carved old Italian beauty! Fog

That "real bass" in the background looks really big, do you think that's a full size one? Fog

Chet Baker, the great jazz trumpeter once said "It takes an outstanding drummer to beat no drummer!" I agree, but its too late for me, I've got tinnitus also. Fog

You've got me hooked now, I'm outstanding at watching good work being done! It's tough enough nowdays, but was thinking about the ol' guys "back in the day" making basses without all the good stuff/tools/hardware or even electricity!

99.99% of bridges have their flat, 90 degrees to the bass, side towards the tailpiece. It's that way to help resist the pressure of the strings to flop the bridge up towards the fret board (This will ruin most of your day!). Hell, maybe everybody's been wrong for about 500 years! Fog

I play a 1947 Kay with Innovation Super Silvers and it does fine for me with no problems. Just lately I've heard mumblings in the forecastle about trouble in my future with the old Kay wire tail set-up. Should I preemptively change to the airplane cable thing (I can do that stuff) and if I do...

At least the short respite moved me off dead center, I found and bought a back-up set out in Ariz. and they are on the way. Good news on Innovation moving to a new site-----they met a need in the bass community! Wish them continued success! Fog

I must be the kiss of death, I bolted up a set of Super Silver's and loved them. Was thinking about getting a set of back ups---well forget that now! Fog