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Official Epiphone Viola Bass Club
- Thread starter west al
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Don't really notice the weight, but all the slop is gone, lots easier to tune. Going to be making a few mods, will post as I do them with results
Didn't really notice the weight, but these are much tighter a lot easier to tune no slop. Mods left: Thumbrest, Bridge Trapeze, Pickups, Making custom pickup rings, and new strap attachment location/method. Will post as I get them done.
Figured out how I want to attach the strap, going to approximate the McCartney strap with a leather loop in the positions shown, getting some black leather strips, but showing the idea above, that part of base is solid wood under top. Also installed thumbrests
Making pickup rings, going to try and match the taper and curve of the bass top. Add a little rise to.
Here's a better pic of how I am going to attach the strap. Got a longer piece of leather coming so I can make top strap longer.
Thanks for posting these. So is there space beneath the neck for the strap to go under, or did you carve out the space?
No, space under neck so I attached loop for strap as shown in pick, waiting for longer piece so it will clear, but the idea is shown, also new pickups and pickup rings, when I get all parts will post pic with strap attached
So Here's the final strap attachment, also found an open wire tailpiece, makes string changes much easier
Beautiful work, @Kev1955! Nicely done. If I understood correctly, that strap button near the neck goes into solid wood, correct? Howzabout the thumb rests? Is it also solid wood underneath there?
Where it screws in for the strap is solid, the thumbrest are not, the top where the thumbrest screw in is about 1/4 inch thick, so have to be careful
So tried this neck attachment out the neck dive is horrible, back to the drawing board
This is the best I have found so far for wearing strap. no appreciable neck dive and minimal forward roll
Thanks, that's good to know, as I am seriously GASing for one of these. I'm glad you worked out a good strap arrangement.
Also, I meant to ask, where did you find that tailpiece? I like that a lot.
Also, I meant to ask, where did you find that tailpiece? I like that a lot.
I found the tailpiece on ebay from a seller in Britain, but no problems getting it shipped to USA "BASS GUITAR TRAPEZE TAILPIECE WIRED OR OPEN FRAME, SUIT HOFNER VIOLIN BASS ETC" Ordered the open frame. It hooked right into the stock tailpiece anchor. Fooling around trying lots of things out when I get it done will post if some of these mods are worth it or how they work.
