soundpost

Is it common to glue on a new double basses an support circle on a top plate soundpost contact area for preventing the possible cracks in future? (not my bass, just photo from Benedict Puglisi bass making movie on youtube). I´ve seen it many times on the old repaired instruments but I am not...

Just got an Anima Nova soundpost put in my bass... and I was very hesitant to do so based on the fact that only a few people have done it. My verdict? Get it. It’s not a joke, and it’s not snake oil. It makes a legitimate difference, and I think it’s the way to go based on the results I’ve had...

I've had this bass (new, fully carved, made in Italian style) since 2015, been playing it regularly since 2016. So far there's been no need to change the post; it does get noticeably tighter in the winter, but it didn't seem like any cause for alarm. However, the top has spent these last few...

Hello, I believe my soundpost might be too tight. I feel the pizz too percussive and the strings rather tight overall. WhAt are the telltale signs of a tight soundpost?

I have a Christopher DB302 that I am trying to optimize. After reading Traeger, I’m wondering whether a hardwood or better spruce soundpost would improve the instrument- he posits that hardwood matches the plywood’s impedance and better transers the vibrations.. I just found a setter that does...

Lately I have been hearing horror stories about basses acquiring sound post cracks by makers and shops shipping instruments with the soundpost installed in the instrument. Does anyone really feel that this is a safe method for getting a bass to a customer? It sounds dangerously crazy to me. I...

I noticed a small bump, like it says in the title. Should I worry about that? It's winter here, heating is on and it got slightly dryer at home. Could be the cause. Is it worth getting an appointment with a luthier? My bass is a plywood Strunal.

so i havent had my bass looked at in 7 years. its been fine. maybe its lost a little sound over the 7 years. its hard to tell really. i'd like it to project more but maybe that's because ive been playing a different bass lately and have that sound in my head. anyway, the question is, how do...

I just read Chuck Traeger's latest in which he discusses rounding the soundpost ends slightly to free up the top plate to vibrate more easily and gives Gary Rickman's technique of hardening the ends with superglue. I also listened to Bill Merchant's contrabass conversations in which he discussed...

I picked up an older plywood flat back. It's borderline player/ project, but after spending a couple hours with it I think with relatively little work, it would be an OK player if called upon. Anyway, I've never owned a flat back before and when I looked at the soundpost, it is not sitting on...

Hey folks, Unsure if I'm posting this in the right forum but here goes: I've noticed that, when amplified, my bass is emitting (or perhaps the amp is emitting) a horrible booming or blooming(?) kind of tone on the open A string. It seems to be only on that one note. When I try to EQ it out...

Around here in these hills, we ain't got no high-falutin' luthier to set our soundposts for us. You gotta ride down to Salt Creek and git yourself a meat skewer from the general store. Tie a piece of string onto the post because you're likely to drop it a lot. Lay the bass down on the bed. It's...

My bass sounds great but the E string is a little anemic . My question: to increase the E string volume should i move the soundpost laterally towards the G string or towards the E string?

Greetings, folks! In August, I purchased a new hybrid bass (with a very responsive and seemingly flexible top) and have recently noticed that the area above the soundpost is bulging slightly- more of a ridge that runs along the grain than a circular bump and not pronounced enough for a...

No exaggeration. I live on the edge of the civilized world. I had my bass shipped. It arrived without a scratch, but the soundpost fell in transit. Getting a professional luthier to reposition it is out of the question. It's just me and the camels out here. How am I going to get it up? I can buy...

Hi guys, my soundpost was causing a crack under the bridge, because of which I have removed it. I tried setting it up but was not very successful. I would ideally like to take it to the luthier, but he is out of town for about 2 months. Is it ok to play without a soundpost till I can take it...

Hi Guys, I want to know experiences anybody has had when you move the soundpost, Would it be a possible solution to making the strings feel looser? Would the soundpost cause certain notes to be dead? or not as loud as the other notes on the same string? When I play my low G on the E-string or...

Another day in the Vintage Bass Morgue. My jaw hit the ground a while back after I opened up this bass and they told me how much $$$$ was spent for someone to "fix" this bass. The person even signed, dated, and left a little note inside; I politely left that out of the photo. j...

I just borrowed an old (carved, Romanian or something) double bass from a friend. After a couple of hours I noticed there was no soundpost inside (and no noticeable marks or anything). Asked my friend, but he had no idea. Is it possible that it should be like this? The bass sound just fine anyway.

As we all love to discuss new gear inventions and innovations here … I have a new one to review: Pal Molnar, a musician from Germany, has developed a Carbon fibre soundpost which is adjustable: Anima Nova. I've tried to built a similar design some time ago, but my idea as to use it as a caliper...