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[sorted]Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:25 am
by Some Bozo
Hi all... I have a Kala Rumbler U-bass and a pack of Aquila Silver Rumbler strings... anyone know a good place to get them put on? Asked at Alastair's music but they have no experience with U-bass...
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 11:55 am
by mrmofo
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:00 pm
by Some Bozo
Yeah, I've seen both of the "how to string a u-bass" videos from kala and neither of them show you how to put the strings through the bridge. There's nothing on the end, so I can only guess you put the string through then tie a knot on the underside somehow. All the rest is some complicated stuff with special twists and turns around the peg. Meh. I just want to pay someone who knows how to do it properly.
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:02 pm
by AiRdAd
rob from the forum here will be able to do it for you
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:05 pm
by robnobcorncob
I can do it but am out of town until Saturday. Tod at Musicplanet can sort it for you in the meantime.
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:19 pm
by Conway
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 12:24 pm
by mrmofo
the Half Hitch is the tone lords knot of choice. the Reef not is far to wet and seldom true bypass
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2016 8:26 pm
by Some Bozo
robnobcorncob wrote:I can do it but am out of town until Saturday. Tod at Musicplanet can sort it for you in the meantime.
Thanks! Will sort with Tod.
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2016 5:51 am
by Rog
I don't know this instrument, but is the stringing different to this one?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6PGtFS2gMA
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 6:23 am
by Some Bozo
No hole on the back of mine. Strings just disappear into the mysterious interior...
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 7:01 am
by Rog
Well then, can you feed the strings through the bridge and grab them through the soundhole?
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2016 10:04 am
by bender
Some Bozo wrote:
No hole on the back of mine. Strings just disappear into the mysterious interior...
Mine had a magnetic backplate that you remove to change the strings.
Re: Where to get a Kala u-bass restrung in Wellington?
Posted: Sun Mar 20, 2016 12:55 pm
by Some Bozo
All sorted by the good folks at music planet!
