Double Bass Planning some upgrades to my Shen - Input/advice please!

[BassiklyAC]

Update on the Glasser carbon fiber endpin…

You have to tighten the clutch past where you think it needs to be otherwise the pin has a tendency to slip.

And I still wish I could play a decent blues solo.

 

[Don Kasper]

otherwise the pin has a tendency to slip.

Sounds like you may have an upcoming appointment with the Effin' Endpin Blues.
Good Luck?

 

[Povl Carstensen]

Always try to resist the temptation to make two changes at a time

 

[BassiklyAC]

Update on the Glasser carbon fiber endpin…

You have to tighten the clutch past where you think it needs to be otherwise the pin has a tendency to slip.

And I still wish I could play a decent blues solo.

Update on the update:
Took apart the clutch assembly and discovered that there is a little black plastic insert - what Glasser calls the “reverse taper cone” - that needs to be screwed all the way down to the bottom of the tightening knob in order to be fully engaged. Otherwise, it doesn’t provide the proper amount of pressure on the endpin to stay secure. So, endpin tightening issue resolved and kudos to Glasser for excellent customer service!

 

[DrayMiles]

Consider a bow upgrade. It made a huge difference for me.

I highly advise what this gentleman said... I have recently come to the conclusion that unless you spend time with the bow you're farfing around. The bow is the key to opening up another universe as far as DB is concerned. This will sound horrible, but I've studied with Rufus Reid, Gerald Veasley, Rafael Garrett, Joe Hubbard, Laurence Cottle, John Pennell, Pete Bridgewater, and Peter Buckoke... For years...

I progressed more in one month with a classical teacher and the bow than with all of those lessons... Combined.
I'm primarily referring to intonation, cleanliness of execution, and tone reproduction...

GET A DECENT BOW and a classically trained teacher... IMHO...

And the bow doesn't have to be wood either...

 

[IdealWay]

i am a HUGE believer in the new harmony music carbon fiber endpins.

1. they dont slip, and they are endlessly adjustable.
2. THEY DON'T SLIP!!
3. they are significantly lighter in weight; whether that is just benefitial for carrying the bass or for sound i can't say. i've put it on 3 basses and noticed an improvement every time.
4. they don't slip.

be careful with messing with a tailpiece on a bass you already like, be sure you can always go back to how it was. it can have a surprisingly large effect on the sound.

i forget the name of the luthier (im sure it's many) who once said "the best place for the soundpost is where the violin sounds good"

in other words, if it aint broke...

good luck! shen rogeri's are excellent all-around basses.

Thinking about ordering one of these for my SB180 which is currently rattling due to the cork falling out. Very interested in the sonic improvement of a lighter setup too. Were you able to swap yours out directly without reaming or shimming the assembly hole?

 

[groooooove]

Thinking about ordering one of these for my SB180 which is currently rattling due to the cork falling out. Very interested in the sonic improvement of a lighter setup too. Were you able to swap yours out directly without reaming or shimming the assembly hole?

someone recently told me they are under new ownerhship and not as nice as they used to be. I have a student with one and it's always slipping- fyi.

I don't recall, i think it was a direct replacement of what I had.