Double Bass Leg Rest for a Flatback Bass

[Ric Vice]

I may have imagined this but I believe I once came across a accessory that fit on flatback basses to
separate it from connecting to parts of your legs while seated on a stool. Does anyone remember what this thing was? Let me know

Thanks in advance

Ric

 

[DoubleMIDI]

I may have imagined this but I believe I once came across a accessory that fit on flatback basses to
separate it from connecting to parts of your legs while seated on a stool. Does anyone remember what this thing was? Let me know

Thanks in advance

Ric

https://www.petruiuga.com/ergobass-by-petru-iuga

AFAIK it also works with roundbacks.

 

[LouisF]

It does. I have one and it's helpful.

 

[CaseyVancouver]

Quarrington uses one

 

[koricancowboy]

It does. I have one and it's helpful.

Can you expand on what this thing actually does?

 

[DoubleMIDI]

Can you expand on what this thing actually does?

Look at the website linked above.
It is basically a horizontal plank in some distance to the back of the bass where your leg can rest against, so that the back can resonate freely.

It is a bit expensive but they needed to find a mounting mechanism that can adopt to many basses which made the developing costs high.

It would be much more simple to construct such a thing for only one specific instrument (which cannot be reused on another one). But that cannot be mass-produced and an individual solution is expensive too.

 

[koricancowboy]

Look at the website linked above.
It is basically a horizontal plank in some distance to the back of the bass where your leg can rest against, so that the back can resonate freely.

It is a bit expensive but they needed to find a mounting mechanism that can adopt to many basses which made the developing costs high.

It would be much more simple to construct such a thing for only one specific instrument (which cannot be reused on another one). But that cannot be mass-produced and an individual solution is expensive too.

Thanks! Seems like a great solution. Looks a lot like a huge shoulder rest for a violin.

 

[DoubleMIDI]

Thanks! Seems like a great solution. Looks a lot like a huge shoulder rest for a violin.

Indeed. But here the “shoulder” sits rather low…

 

[koricancowboy]

Indeed. But here the “shoulder” sits rather low…

Touché

 

[LouisF]

A chin rest for your knee??

 

[DoubleMIDI]

A chin rest for your knee??

Not a chin rest, a shoulder rest.
A chin rest would sit over the top.
A shoulder rest below the back.

Do you need a chin rest on the right upper bout of your bass?

 

[mfortin]

Is it good for French bowing too?

 

[Don Hergert]

Cool! That's much nicer than scrubbing the sweat off of the back of the DB after someone with short pants plays it while sitting down. Please don't ask me how I know.

 

[robobass]

Look at the website linked above.
It is basically a horizontal plank in some distance to the back of the bass where your leg can rest against, so that the back can resonate freely.

It is a bit expensive but they needed to find a mounting mechanism that can adopt to many basses which made the developing costs high.

It would be much more simple to construct such a thing for only one specific instrument (which cannot be reused on another one). But that cannot be mass-produced and an individual solution is expensive too.

+1.

I tried one recently. I really liked it. Especially on a bass I have with unusually thin ribs. It is expensive, but one must consider that it is a very specialized accessory that isn't going to sell by the thousands on Amazon.

 

[Jason Sypher]

I actually conceived this back in 1999. It just made sense for seated players to free the back for more resonance. I thought it would be viable but not a huge seller.

 

[robobass]

I feel like I remember Gary Karr promoting something like this even earlier than '99. A lot of people have likely thought of this. Probably a lot of garage prototypes and one-offs. Now with 3D printing, it might be possible to do this for far less money.