Double Bass End Pin resonance question

[Povl Carstensen]

Is there a difference in solidness between indoor and outdoor? Anyway, I would feel confident using my 16 mm SD2 Bolero drumstick end pin up to at least 25 cms. But the straight length of the stick is about 32 cms, so much longer would not be workable anyway.

 

[neckdive]

How many of you guys play outdoor gigs on wooden end pins? I feel really comfortable having a solid foundation between the bass and the floor.

I played my first show last night with my new 14" Ipe endpin (see previous post and pic). We play a lot of rockin' tunes and I sometimes get carried away and sling the bass around quite a bit. It had no flex whatsoever, unlike the previous stock steel pin I was using.

I also wouldn't think twice about using it outdoors. It's actually made out of a scrap piece I saved from a previous outdoor decking project.

This is what Ipe looks like as a decking material. It's also known as Ironwood (which isn't called that for nothing).

You can also sand and polish it to an ultra glassy finish using progressively finer sandpaper and then just using a boiled linseed oil finish.

I made this guitar neck out of a scrap deck board as well. It's hard to photograph the glossy finish well, but notice the gloss on the back of the neck versus the matte finish on the back of the headstock (which was done on purpose). Same board, just much more sanding on the back of the neck.

Believe or it or not, it actually feels just as smooth as the urethane finish on the body.

 

[Henri Gross]

I played my first show last night with my new 14" Ipe endpin (see previous post and pic). We play a lot of rockin' tunes and I sometimes get carried away and sling the bass around quite a bit. It had no flex whatsoever, unlike the previous stock steel pin I was using.

I also wouldn't think twice about using it outdoors. It's actually made out of a scrap piece I saved from a previous outdoor decking project.

This is what Ipe looks like as a decking material. It's also known as Ironwood (which isn't called that for nothing).

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You can also sand and polish it to an ultra glassy finish using progressively finer sandpaper and then just using a boiled linseed oil finish.

I made this guitar neck out of a scrap deck board as well. It's hard to photograph the glossy finish well, but notice the gloss on the back of the neck versus the matte finish on the back of the headstock (which was done on purpose). Same board, just much more sanding on the back of the neck.

Believe or it or not, it actually feels just as smooth as the urethane finish on the body.

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I've got a bow of Ironwood... Wonder if it's the exact same material?

 

[LouisF]

I've got a bow of Ironwood... Wonder if it's the exact same material?

Same