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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on June 28, 2016 at 12:23pm

I used a wheelbarrow handle for my upright bass. 

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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on June 28, 2016 at 12:31pm

If I could mount machine tunners. Sorry using a cell phone

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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on June 28, 2016 at 2:36pm

I used Fender style tuners, the big ones. Mine is a 2 string, go to my pictures, if you want to see what I did. Mine is pretty basic.

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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on June 28, 2016 at 2:40pm

Rick do you have any picks or links to it

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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on June 28, 2016 at 2:47pm

On my page there is a couple of pictures, and a very short video where I demo it.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on June 28, 2016 at 3:04pm

I just posted some pictures of the tuners.

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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on June 28, 2016 at 3:31pm

http://youtu.be/aq-IkTpwc08

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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on June 28, 2016 at 3:33pm

This is what I want but better sounding. Using a sound rod. And a good piezo bridge pickup

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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on June 28, 2016 at 3:35pm

I found a brown trunk. And a bent pool cue. For a pin. I think in going to have to order a neck. But is there much difference between a 4/4 cello neck and a 3/4 bass neck.

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Permalink Reply by Rick Alexander on June 28, 2016 at 3:49pm

If search for upright bass or double bass scale, you should come across a page that will have cello scale also. I think they are close enough, you have plenty of room to place the bridge where you want. 

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Permalink Reply by bigmcgiv on June 28, 2016 at 3:37pm

Cello necks are way cheaper then the bass ones. Is there a trust rod? Because of the different string setup

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Permalink Reply by JL on June 29, 2016 at 3:33am

3/4 bass scale length 41"

4/4 cello scale length 27"

still a big difference.

HOWEVER: as a maker you are entitled to experiment/try/test/Frankenstein whatever you think might work.

you could use a cello neck, with electric bass guitar strings, and just play with the proportions of how far the tail-piece is from the bridge and nut-to-bridge scale length that still leaves you with just enough string for the tuning machines.

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