Double Bass 101 uses for a remington

[moped10]

here's a trick I tried out with great success this morning:
to players with plain guts (plain gut strings to you wiseacres)- the post-long-gig hairs on my strings drive me crazy and I've used nail clippers, fine grade sandpaper, etc., but this morning (instead of making the kids' lunches) I got out my remington electric razor- It worked so well (beard trimmer for the big hairs/circular blade for the smalls), I'm thinking of taking a case to the next rockabilly/bluegrass fest and selling them (priced to cover my expenses of course)

 

[John Sprague]

When I read the title I thought it was going to be something about 101 ways to shoot a drummer.

 

[anonymous0726]

I've heard of the old guys doing the same with a Zippo lighter.

 

[Brent Norton]

I've heard of the old guys doing the same with a Zippo lighter.

I dunno, Ray, seems like it'd be tough to shoot a drummer with a Zippo lighter...

 

[anonymous0726]

It is a little slower, but much more gratifying.

 

[moped10]

as long as you leave enough fluid to do the guitarist-
(wait, that doesn't sound right)

 

[Paul Warburton]

I've always wanted to remember to bring this up to you gut-guys. Back when I was a chile, and playing gut strings (Stegosaurus gut) we used to rub a Brazil nut on them ever so often for lubrication and cleaning. Any of you ever try this?

 

[moped10]

we used to rub a Brazil nut on them ever so often for lubrication and cleaning. Any of you ever try this?

I'll try it! Whenever I get the less-than-50% peanuts mixed nuts can, I usually toss out the brazils; now I can put them to use and never feel nut guilty again!
I have yet to find straight lemon oil in stores, so have been using olive oil, which gets a little gummy...

 

[Brent Norton]

Hey Moped -- you might have better luck with straight mineral oil - basically baby oil without fragrance or color. Shouldn't gum up on you like the olive does.

 

[Doug Ring]

Nut-guilty! There's a phrase you don't hear very often...

 

[moped10]

you might have better luck with straight mineral oil - basically baby oil without fragrance or color. Shouldn't gum up on you like the olive does

Thanks for the tip Mr. blue bass- I'll try it when my nuts are depleted- In any case, it's good to know my days of raiding the olive oil are over-

 

[.matthew e wengerd.]

I use Mineral Oil for the neck/fingerboard on my bass as suggested by my luthier. I really like the feeling the neck (chestnut) gets with this oil.