Steinberger-style Pivot Plate?

[MPU]

I’m planning to make a batch of 10 pivot plates or so and see if they sell. I think a functional pivot plate can be made with rubber washer as friction plate and a recessed machine screw to mount the plate. That’s how I made the one on my Steinberger copy and it worked perfectly.

 

[diegom]

I’m planning to make a batch of 10 pivot plates or so and see if they sell.

Do you have a projected price? $30, perhaps?

Diego

 

[MPU]

No way I can make them for $30. $75 more likely, a bit more if carbon fiber is used along glass fiber.

 

[diegom]

No way I can make them for $30. $75 more likely, a bit more if carbon fiber is used along glass fiber.

Right on!
I forgot that this is not a "hack" or a "quick fix". This is a legit, carbon/glass fiber piece, built to specifications..
Put me down for 1! I'm in!

Diego

 

[Beej]

Do you have a projected price? $30, perhaps?
Diego

That made me laugh out loud.

$75 for a handcrafted rare replica part is a screaming deal iffen y'ask me...

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Ed Roman’s sells used ones for $199-$399, $75 sounds like a heck of deal. Might be too good a deal, you have to pay yourself for time and materials, if you end up making minimum wage it’s a waste of time, the bane of any small run of custom parts.
Steinberger Parts

 

[MPU]

First one out of the mold. I’m laminating the whole batch before finishing the other side. That way I don’t need to wash the tools so often and get less waste materials.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Damn, that looks good. If I owned an L2 I’d buy one just to have a spare. If you offer those on EBay, I bet they will sell quick.

 

[JimmyM]

If you guys would have been around here to do this back in 2007, I may not have sold my Bradley Steiney copy. Nice cheap bass other than no plate...the lower frets stuck out so far that the blood would drain out of my left hand. Would have totally installed one on it if I could have. One question, though, even though it doesn't matter to me now...could you install a Dunlop Straplok on it?

 

[MPU]

I see no reason why not. I’m drilling holes for pivot bolt and strap buttons.

 

[BurningSkies]

I'm going to drop this in a couple threads...

Received my Steinberger pivot-plate/strap extender from MPU. Really nicely executed and high quality hardware:

Next step for me will be to get it to the luthier/tech who is 'projecting' my basses one by one to see if he can execute a mounting situation on it. Anyone have an idea of some mounting hardware solutions and/or detailed pictures of the mechanics & how the originals were mounted? I can always hand it off and say 'you figure it out' but I much prefer to do the legwork if possible.

 

[Jisch]

Now that I own one of these, this thread is interesting. I found these two images which show the attachment and what appears to be a pin that holds it in place when it's stored:

 

[MPU]

I made the plates for easier mounting. I’d make a thin rubber washer that fits inside the recess, find a proper sized bolt that fits the insert and the countersunk hole and that’s about it. The original plate has bushing, bolt and fiber washer but I’d guess those are even harder to find than the plates.

 

[BurningSkies]

I made the plates for easier mounting. I’d make a thin rubber washer that fits inside the recess, find a proper sized bolt that fits the insert and the countersunk hole and that’s about it. The original plate has bushing, bolt and fiber washer but I’d guess those are even harder to find than the plates.

Yeah, that's sort of what I was thinking, dumb down the connector a bit and let friction with a washer/bushing do the heavy lifting.

 

[moon-bass]

Hey - I am down for one of these! PM!!

 

[moon-bass]

Got mine today. Great work! I probably won't get a chance to measure with it until this weekend, but looks like it will do the trick nicely. Thanks!!!

 

[splewis]

Check out a 3D printed Synapse strap hook that I made for $0.25 at my local library which has a 3D printer.
Synapse Strap Hook | Tinkercad

 

[jorgedelarco]

I’m planning to make a batch of 10 pivot plates or so and see if they sell. I think a functional pivot plate can be made with rubber washer as friction plate and a recessed machine screw to mount the plate. That’s how I made the one on my Steinberger copy and it worked perfectly.

Hi, Do you still have one of those plates available to be sent to Madrid (Spain)? I have also an Steinberger copy. Thanks

 

[MPU]

Hi, Do you still have one of those plates available to be sent to Madrid (Spain)? I have also an Steinberger copy. Thanks

At the moment I’ve sold all plates but I’m planning to make some more.

 

[jorgedelarco]

At the moment I’ve sold all plates but I’m planning to make some more.

Thanks for the reply. Please, let me know when that happens. By the way, great job!
Jorge