Double Bass irving sloane machine heads

[Valis]

I don't know if this is of any interest:

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Louis

If I'm not mistaken, these machines are made in the Phillipines. There have been reports that these machines aren't machined as well as the Sloanes.I think that Jeff Bolbach used similar Phillipine machines but had a machinist clean up the gears.

The machines from Gallery Strings are made in the Philippines? Anybody knows more about that?

 

[Mike Arnopol]

I know the owner, Pete Georgiadas. (sp?) Unless things have changed, all of his machines,endpins, and extensions are from the Phillipines. Same with Kolstein and Gagnon. Ask Jeff Bolbach about the machines. I know the maker in the Phillipines. He is now also making basses.

 

[LouisF]

I pretty much tink MIke is right - it was the maker who did the machines for Jacques Gagnon (as far as I know)... and they were pretty good. Anybody know what's happened to Jacques, by the way?

Louis

 

[sonicyogi]

can these be installed on a bass that currently has plates on the side onf the peg box?