Double Bass Spirocores... dammit

[Don Kasper]

They don‘t last forever but as long as the set of Spiros last.
And they are only intended to be used for the high(er) string until they had broken in to mellow the sound of a new string.
Therefor they are called tone filters.

I was referring to the thick felt washers that are installed at the ball end at the tailpiece. They DO last forever.
I now see that you all are referring to the rubber washer that was used as a timbre/tone filter.
Sorry for my error.
Carry on...
Thx.

 

[DoubleMIDI]

Always have a silk covered part of the string that in the peg hole.
Wind first away from the tuner handle with every winding touching their neighbors. Then about two to three windings before the string starts to be stretched out the string over the previous windings with a single turn to the other d side of the peg hole. Wind one to two windings close together and tune up.

If the string touches the pegbox cheek, turn it down and add a winding on the other side before the string crosses the windings.

If there is no more room to add windings, shorten the string a bit in the silk covered part, but leave at least 3 inches of the silk covered part of the string. Try again.

If it still doesn’t work, get a bass with a longer string scale … (or shorter strings …)

 

[DoubleMIDI]

I was referring to the thick felt washers that are installed at the ball end at the tailpiece. They DO last forever.
I now see that you all are referring to the rubber washer that was used as a timbre/tone filter.
Sorry for my error.
Carry on...
Thx.

Not neccessarily yours.
The description fits to the felt as well.

 

[Bruce Calin]

They don‘t last forever but as long as the set of Spiros last.
And they are only intended to be used for the high(er) string until they had broken in to mellow the sound of a new string.
Therefor they are called tone filters.

Tone filters, yeah. Do people still use them?

 

[AGCurry]

Always have a silk covered part of the string that in the peg hole.
Wind first away from the tuner handle with every winding touching their neighbors. Then about two to three windings before the string starts to be stretched out the string over the previous windings with a single turn to the other d side of the peg hole. Wind one to two windings close together and tune up.

If the string touches the pegbox cheek, turn it down and add a winding on the other side before the string crosses the windings.

If there is no more room to add windings, shorten the string a bit in the silk covered part, but leave at least 3 inches of the silk covered part of the string. Try again.

If it still doesn’t work, get a bass with a longer string scale … (or shorter strings …)

I agree about preventing the string from touching the cheek of the pegbox, but your method is way too fussy for me.

 

[Don Hergert]

... donut dampeners ...

Oh, you mean coffee or tea??

My S42 Mitt set didn't include these or anything similar.

 

[41 Hz]

Tone Filters? I've never come across those. So many gems of knowledge here! The doohickies I'm now wondering about are the felt washer and that red rubber tube I've seen on some spirocores. Can anyone comment on their function?

 

[Don Kasper]

the felt washer

Not sure of their intended function - I always use the felts to protect my tailpiece against wear and tear from the ball end.(This sounds "dirty", but isn't!)

red rubber tube I've seen on some spirocores

That was included on some Spiro "D" strings - it was meant to be installed where the string passes over the bridge slot to "darken" the Boingy Spiro D Syndrome. (I always just remove and dispose it.)
That is my understanding.

 

[foilracer]

Not sure of their intended function - I always use the felts to protect my tailpiece against wear and tear from the ball end.(This sounds "dirty", but isn't!)

That was included on some Spiro "D" strings - it was meant to be installed where the string passes over the bridge slot to "darken" the Boingy Spiro D Syndrome. (I always just remove and dispose it.)
That is my understanding.

I use a similar "rubbery plastic tube" on all my D strings at the pegbox to protect the D and other string(s) it my "rub" against and "fray" in the pegbox ... helping strings subject to frequent changes last longer. I understand this habit may fall into the "too fussy" category.