Double Bass Bridge Buzzing?

[Wxp4759cb]

Sometimes when I play fairly hard I am getting a faint buzzing sound. Its not coming from the string/fingerboard, and its not very loud, but it gets picked up by microphones. If I hold onto my bridge it goes away. Is it the bridge itself vibrating, or is holding it just preventing the vibrations from reaching the body and actually vibrating the endpin? (i have bridge adjusters if that matters)

Anything I can try to remedy it?

Thanks.

 

[5_string_player]

From my experience, it's usually that something is loose, inside or outside the bass. I don't think the bridge is causeing the buzzing, because literally, it is a solid piece of wood. Sometimes, the tailpiece is to blame (that includes the tailpiece wire, and the saddle). But if that's not the case, then it is definitly something on the inside of the bass.

I know my answer is a blatant answer, but that's all i can say as far as the buzzing goes.

 

[1st Bass]

A faint buzz can occur (in violins, at least) if the relief filed into the bridge is just open enough that the string contacts it, when it vibrates.

I had one that puzzled me until I noticed that one of the windings was broken, and the tiny piece of vibrating wire was making the buzz.

 

[Paul Warburton]

Chris, we've addressed the buzzing issue, as you could imagine, endlessly. The possibilities are many.
Do a search under buzzing, etc.......

 

[Wxp4759cb]

I did a search already and didn't find what i was looking for, but i will try again. I mostly was just wanting to know if the bridge adjusters themselves could buzz, which I hadn't seen discussed.

 

[Nick Lloyd]

Sometimes the wheel of the bridge adjuster becomes seperated from the threaded shaft. This only happens on the lower-end bridge adjusters. If your adjuster wheel moves and your string heights do not change, this might be a culprit for buzzing...