Double Bass Is there a bass bungie with pneumatic wheels?

[Blazemourne]

Or something like it?

 

[bribass]

Or something like it?

you must mean bass buggie. I have one of these.

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It's expensive, but great

 

[Jerry Fretwell]

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[Peck_Time]

Or maybe: KC strings bass buggie

 

[Jeff Bonny]

the one that turns into a stool is very cool

 

[Heli Bass]

I have the DoubleTrolley and highly recommend it. It's not the cheapest solution, but it rolls along freely, the stool is adjustable, conversion is fast, and I ALWAYS have a seat at the jams and festivals now.

 

[RCWilliams]

Or something like it?

I built a dblBass Buggie with pneumatic tires, it was unsatisfactory because it was not possible to get reasonably priced tire and wheel which were sufficiently concentric to the axel. as a result when it was rolled it would set up a side to side woble which made every thing feel out of controle. as a result I found a wheel with ball bearings and a moulded urethane tire which gives a very soft ride, and feels quite stable.

since we started making the dblBass Buggie, we have recieved a fair number of inquiries about going up and down stairs with it. that concerns me a great deal as negotiating stairs wih any thig on a dolly is a bit of a concern. if it gets away, its probably a major repair at the least. what do you think about stairs and basses?

 

[Adrian Cho]

I am not sure if you correctly interpreted those inquires about going up and down stairs with the bass buggie but quite frankly only an idiot would actually wheel the thing up and down stairs. I have no doubt that would damage the bass. With any cart-like device for bass, you have to exercise care and go over bumps softly to minimise the shock transmitted to the instrument. I've owned a Kolstein Stroller, a Gaines Wheel and now a KC Strings Bass Buggie. Each has its own pros and cons. When you get to stairs you have to lift the bass and carry it - there's no other way!

 

[RCWilliams]

That's pretty much how I feel about it, but the guys in the retail shop have told me of these inquiries, and there are supposedly people moving basses up and down stairs on end pin wheels. I was just trying to get a feel for the general thought on the concept, and so far, no one has said they have tried.

 

[Marktwain]

I had looked on line for a resonably priced wheel for my 3/4 upright. What I finally did was go to Harbor Freight and bought an 8 inch pneumatic wheel. Went to local hardware store and got two 10 inch steel strips with pre-drilled holes, one foot of threaded 1/2 inch rod, a few nuts, and made my own endpin wheel. At first I thought the 8 inch wheel would be to big. I was wrong, it is perfect. With a 8 inch wheel I never have to carry my bass up or down stairs. By building code most step risers are 6 or 7 inches. With the 8 inch wheel, I just roll it up or down the steps. It is really easy, and saves your back. Oh! the cost was about 1 hour of my time and $20.00 for all the parts.

 

[Adrian Cho]

Maybe I am missing something in how you are doing but unless you are really, really, really careful and slow in how you are rolling the wheel over each step to minimise the shock of when it hits the next step, this just seems to be asking for endpin block problems. The endpin block is designed for withstanding the stress of the bass standing on the endpin not impacts to it.

 

[bribass]

The large pneumatic tires on the Double Trolley are cushy and smooth enough to go over large bumps and even up and down stairs. The bass is cradled on a leather pad that becomes the seat to the stool. It's quite ingenious. It's great for walking longer distances w/ the bass in NYc or any environ. The drawback is that going up long narrower staircases it adds that much more bulk to lift upwards.
My bass in it's case is pushing 40lbs. as it is so when I only need to walk shorter distances I use Kolstein wheels. It's lighter and will get stuck on cracks in the side walk and you're lifting over curbs, but w/ either system the bass is cradled on the lower bout and you're not stressing the endpin block.

BG