Contrabass Digest

2001-05-08

Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 18:16:19 -0500 (CDT)
From: engelbrecht-wiggans richard
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]

> >It has a peg, but it's nowhere near long enough to reach the ground when I
> >stand.
>
> Is the peg particularly short (i.e., made specially for the low C
> bass)?  Have you tried using the peg from a low Eb bass clarinet?
> Perhaps a cello peg would work...
>
> Grant

Based on a sample of six, the standard for cello pegs seems
to be 5/16" diameter, a relatively easy size rod to find.
My Vito bass clarinet peg is 9/32" diameter, which is not
a commonly stocked size for rod. (7mm = 0.2756" and might
be close enough if this is a stock size in metric countries.)

The peg on my Vito is too short when I sit on my favorite
music stool, so I considered turning the last few inches of
some 5/16" rod down to 9/32."  But the stock peg already
exterts quite a bit of leverage on the peg clamp (which is
on the bell) and on the bell to body joint.  A longer peg
would have proprotionally more leverage.  I didn't want to
risk damaging the clarinet and therefore decided against a
longer peg.

Richard E+17

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Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 23:51:08 -0400
From: Michael C Grogg
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]

>From the totally off the wall in left field Department:

Check your local Kite or archery shop.  They should have shafts for
kites/arrows  (they steal from each other)
in a number of lengths and diameters, in fiberglass, aluminum tube and
carbon fiber.  It is available in a number of strengths so you can be
anywhere from rigid to fairly loose and flexible.  There are also some
fiber reenforced plastic fittings, as well as what can be glued together
from short lengths of concentric tubing.

I believe there are even some tapered shafts out there that get used in
kitemaking, that probably originate from fishing rod blanks, that would
give you a section diameter you need to fit the socket end where it
attaches to the instrument, and would taper to become smaller and more
flexible so it wouldn't exert as much potentially damaging force to the
instrument either.

Just a late night thought employing materials out of the box in more ways
than one.

Michael Grogg
(who uses model airplane parts
    for tuba valve linkages)
 

> > Is the peg particularly short (i.e., made specially for the low C
> > bass)?  Have you tried using the peg from a low Eb bass clarinet?
> > Perhaps a cello peg would work...
> >
> > Grant
>
> Based on a sample of six, the standard for cello pegs seems
> to be 5/16" diameter, a relatively easy size rod to find.
> My Vito bass clarinet peg is 9/32" diameter, which is not
> a commonly stocked size for rod. (7mm = 0.2756" and might
> be close enough if this is a stock size in metric countries.)

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Date: Mon, 07 May 2001 21:09:10 -0700
From: "Chuck Guzis"
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]

 On 5/7/2001,  engelbrecht-wiggans richard  wrote:

>My Vito bass clarinet peg is 9/32" diameter, which is not
>a commonly stocked size for rod. (7mm = 0.2756" and might
>be close enough if this is a stock size in metric countries.)

Small Parts, Inc. sells 7 mm type 303 stainless rod for about $7.00/ft.

Cheers,
Chuck
 

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Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 00:49:44 -0400
From: Samuel Curnoe Andreyev
Subject: [CB] Toronto area concert

Hi all,

This might be of interest to list members in the Toronto area. I'm
giving a concert at Easminster Church (just outside Chester station) at
8:00 PM on Sunday 13 May. It's a concert entirely of my own works, and
features bass clarinets quite heavily, as well as alto flute,
harpsichord, and some ludicrous bassoon writing in a woodwind quintet.
There's a trio for two bass clarinets and flute that turned out quite
nicely. We're also using Eb (piccolo) clarinet among many other wondrous
things - crab canons, an English horn sonata and more!

Hope to see some of you there,
Sam Andreyev

--
The Expert Press - a Toronto small press publisher
http://www.interlog.com/~anteater
53 Morningside Avenue Toronto M6S 1C6
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Date: Tue, 8 May 2001 10:13:25 +0100
From: Alberto Pinton
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]

Hi,
as a owner of a low Eb bass clarinet, I've been in need of the extra notes
from time to time.
The extended bell solution seems like a great idea so, my question:
how do I get in touch with Mr.Eppelsheim? also: anybody know the price of
this extension?

Thank you

Alberto

>Simon forwarded a few closeup shots of his low C contrabass clarinet
>extension, which I've uploaded to the contrabass.com site...
 

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Date: Tue, 08 May 2001 13:30:43 -0400
From: "John Webster"
Subject: Re: [CB] [CB Digest]

That was an excellent suggestion.   I once had to grind the threads off of a piece threaded rod to get the diameter I needed for my first bass peg.
John

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