Author Topic: Straplocks rehashed (Read 617 times)

lbpesq · « **Reply #15 on:** June 16, 2005, 09:20:36 AM »

Graeme:

Rube Goldberg I know. Most people my age who grew up in the U.S. remember a game called Mousetrap in which the players go around the board as they build a Rube Goldbergesque mousetrap out of 15 or 20 plastic parts. The game has been reissued and my kid has one. The website looks like fun, I'll have to check it out at home tonight. If you change your mind about the bread clips, you don't have to settle for bagels. I can also get them off of packages of Thomas' English muffins! That might be more appropriate for your side of the pond. LOL

Bill, tgo

jacko · « **Reply #16 on:** June 17, 2005, 05:09:54 AM »

Bill.
We had (and still do) Mousetrap. I rarely played the game, prefering to just set it up and watch everything happen. More fun than a video game I suspect.
Enjoy your muffins.

Graeme

cosmic · « **Reply #17 on:** July 05, 2005, 01:20:35 PM »

I follow alanbass's approach when putting on Schallers: trim away excess leather to insure a snug fit.

Also, and I have been playing with Schallers on all my instruments for 20 years -- you just gotta check the nut to make sure it has not worn loose. Just like you chck your amp knobs, instruments knobs, tuning etc -- add this to the warm-up regime: check to make sure the nut has not loosened. Really, though, even without the strap locks, I always check the old knob anyways for I have found that can loosen over time.

So no problems here -- just keep everythign tight and snug and don't worry too much about it.

I'd put Schallers on all my future instruments unless I saw something that was 100% better. Tried and true.

foth · « **Reply #18 on:** July 05, 2005, 01:59:16 PM »

What we need is a new model: a Schaller style straplock with a Dunlop style spring clip retainer...best of both worlds. Short of that, Kevin's double up idea is genius.

natrab · « **Reply #19 on:** August 13, 2005, 12:58:53 AM »

I use Schallers on all of my basses except for one (my Rick Turner). This is because I need one bass that doesn't squeek when everything is dead silent. I do the occasional theater gig, and the one thing I notice is that if I am sitting down with my bass and it has Schaller straplocks, they rotate and squeek with every movement. That's the only downside I see with the Schallers. On most gigs it doesn't really matter though.

bigredbass · « **Reply #20 on:** August 13, 2005, 07:40:20 PM »

I use Schallers on the BigRedBass, an I never have a problem with the strap ends: Tighten that nut with a wrench REEALLL snug and it's going nowhere.

Strangely enough, I have to redo the screw in the buttons on the bass every so often. Never even close to backing out, but just loose enough to aggravate me every so often.

J o e y

kmh364 · « **Reply #21 on:** August 14, 2005, 02:46:07 PM »

I'm with you, Joey. I use Schallers, as supplied by Alembic as OEM. I tightened the h*ll out of em. I bought extra ends for all my Alembic/Moody straps, and I'll change out the receiver on the Orion bass every so often as they wear.

For years I used the leather screw-in type for years on my guitars. It was very secure, but looked like crapola.

jacko · « **Reply #22 on:** August 16, 2005, 04:32:23 AM »

Finally fitted schallers to my Epic yesterday. I'm much happier knowing it's not going to crash to the floor anymore. (check the nuts and screws every gig!)

graeme

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #23 on:** August 16, 2005, 10:37:54 AM »

Okay, I've succumbed to the logic also. I bought one set of Schallers last Saturday, put them on my fretless Epic, and now I'm waiting to get back to GC and buy two more sets for both my other beauties.
Mike

bassman10096 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 16, 2005, 11:58:42 AM »

I've got Dunlops on my EBO, but only to avoid stabbing myself in the gut with the sharp end of a Schaller at the neck knob (LOL, but true). They're not bad, but the Schallers on my Alembic and Jazz are rock solid. Just have to keep tightening that nut...