Owen Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 I knew that would get your attention. My local tech bod is very gracious with me and humours my ever wandering mind. I have a Shuker which I love dearly, but I have taken an irrational dislike to the machine heads on it. They do their job fine and dandy, but there is something about them I just do not like. I often look at my daughter's acoustic and wonder why I cannot have nice machine head buttons. Then I thought that spheres would be a very nice thing. Mark is cnc'ing some for me. Here is the first prototype. Eventually they will be made out of Ebony. I thought others might like to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 They look great, but I wonder about grip. perhaps a ridged design or a slight knurl might help? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 18, 2023 Author Share Posted March 18, 2023 I must admit I am not worried about grip. Once I have tuned a bass I very, very rarely - if ever in fact - find myself drifiting out of tune. And I am such a slave to aesthetics that I will put up with any slight extra work on grippage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Fair enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingBollock Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, dudewheresmybass said: They look great, but I wonder about grip. perhaps a ridged design or a slight knurl might help? That might risk them looking like beach balls or pumpkins. I think I’d go for some sort of text around their equator. Perhaps something in Elvish or other mythical language with a fancy looking font. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 54 minutes ago, KingBollock said: That might risk them looking like beach balls or pumpkins. I think I’d go for some sort of text around their equator. Perhaps something in Elvish or other mythical language with a fancy looking font. 2 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 (edited) Ballsy move... Edited March 18, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Those won't make the headstock too bulky for a hard case, or prevent the neck from lying on the neck supports in transit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 21, 2023 Author Share Posted March 21, 2023 36 minutes ago, BigRedX said: Those won't make the headstock too bulky for a hard case, or prevent the neck from lying on the neck supports in transit? A fair question. Thanks. Sadly, my playing these days does not necessitate a hard case so not a huge issue for me. If that world tour does come through, then I will take another bass. I have too many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 I feel a bit stupid running two threads on this, but I figure I cannot be the only person who finds this interesting. https://www.basschat.co.uk/topic/473275-not-a-build-surprised-but-a-woodwork-question/page/2/#comments Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Sorry, I forgot to post final pictures. What a lightweight. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Balls indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 13 hours ago, Owen said: Sorry, I forgot to post final pictures. What a lightweight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Tasteful and classy - a sympathetic complement to the bass 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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