Titanium 10mm endpin rod at Gollihur. Has anyone tried this one?
Solid Titanium Upright Bass Endpin Shaft (10mm)
Solid Titanium Upright Bass Endpin Shaft (10mm)
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Double Bass Replacement Endpin Rod
- Thread starter Terry Keach
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Or you can spend $14 + change for a 500mm titanium rod on ebay and you'll have enough material to experiment with several of them:
1PC Titanium Ti Grade GR5 Titanium Alloy Rod Round Bar Metal 500mmx10mm | eBay
That is where I get most of the raw Ti for my custom titanium trussrods that I fabricate for the smaller instruments. Oddly, the shipment from China usually gets here faster than from Atlanta; one showed up in two days for something like $1.27 shipping charge. Most of my endpins are very oversized in diameter, so those get hollow tubing to keep the mass lower.
1PC Titanium Ti Grade GR5 Titanium Alloy Rod Round Bar Metal 500mmx10mm | eBay
That is where I get most of the raw Ti for my custom titanium trussrods that I fabricate for the smaller instruments. Oddly, the shipment from China usually gets here faster than from Atlanta; one showed up in two days for something like $1.27 shipping charge. Most of my endpins are very oversized in diameter, so those get hollow tubing to keep the mass lower.
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I've not worked with titanium, can it be cut with a hack saw or high carbon steel metal cutting blade? Can I cut threads with my die set?
That's not a bad price. The titanium rod and two screws in my neck cost about $100K. Although I often wonder if the rod was $100 and the screws were $99900.
Yes. I use my standard tooling and an old tap/die set from the 1950s + a fresh hack sawblade. A $3 angle grinder wheel or a small Dremel cut off wheel also work well.
More like the rod & screws cost $30; the doctor's new convertible cost $99,970.
When I needed a couple of plates and 13 screws in my ankle, I was shocked to see the detailed surg bill. The carpenter was paid WAY less than the materials.
I was just thinking of buying one of these this week. I also am interested in the DIY option with a titanium rod, but I am unsure of about to make the notches for the collar-screw. I don't have a lathe to make a nice all-around groove in the rod, I'd need to do something a little different. But I definitely want to use a shorter, lighter endpin and titanium is an amazing metal.
Earl
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On my bass titanium is nice but steel is clearer with more volume. Carbon fiber is even louder with a bit of an edge to the sound. Your results may vary of course.
One thing is for sure. I don't need an 18" steel rod. More like 8". So I'm going to hack that puppy down soon. I tinker. I just ordered a 10mm titanium rod from Ebay. Hold me.
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I used to use solid TI rod. I recently switched to carbon steel tube and find a surprising improvement in sound. It has a 1mm wall so is comparable in weight to solid Ti. Maybe even lighter.
https://www.saddleridermusic.com/endpins
https://www.saddleridermusic.com/endpins
Those prices are insane: more than 400 bucks for an endpin, almost 500 for the endpin housing, 75 for the tailgut...
Do you need notches? I have none on my CF endpin. Just need to remember to tighten the set screw firmly.
I have ordered a carbon fiber solid rod, in order to make an endpin. My current steel endpin has notches. Can I (carefully) file a notch in the CF rod, in order to prevent it slipping? It seems to me that a small (about 0.5mm deep) notch made with a round file on the side of the CF rob (10mm diameter) would be sufficient to lock the rod where it needs to be without weakening it significantly. Did anyone try this?
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