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Soundpost with cap

I discovered this remarkable soundpost in the bass of a music school:
It is actually a little too short. Instead of a new soundpost, however, the last workshop decided to add something extra. So this soundpost was given a maple cap.

This is rare and remarkable because the cost of a soundpost lies less in the material and more in the working time. The careful adjustment of a soundpost is very time-consuming. It is not really worth it to glue something onto an old soundpost and then adjust it again.

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metal work

During its use at the German Jazz Festival, the tuning machines of this bass of the Frankfurt Radio Big Band broke. Jeffrey Meinel from Rubner in Markneukirchen was able to repair it, so that it did not have to be replaced by a new one. After the autumn holidays of the Big Band, the bass could be used again.