Basses are given spiked legs.
This completely neutralises the weight of the instrument. The playing comfort increases.
No strap is needed on the neck, and if the spiked leg is cleverly designed, you can play the bass sitting or standing.
However, this only works if the adjustment range of the spine is large enough. This is the problem with many bass spike legs on the market.
So what characterises a good spine leg?
Good means that the leg must be short enough when it is folded so that you can achieve a good playing position even on low chairs. On the other hand, the leg must be long enough when extended so that taller players can also play in a comfortable position.
Another quality feature is the infinitely variable height adjustment. The weight-bearing capacity of the leg should have sufficient reserves to ensure that the bass does not "hit the floor" unexpectedly in any situation.
The rubber foot for sensitive and smooth floors goes without saying and rounds off a good concept.
It goes without saying that the spiked leg protrudes into the bore and thus changes the scale. Nevertheless, such solutions can be found on the market. As instrument makers, however, we strongly advise against them.
More and more F basses and C greatbasses are now being supplied with spiked legs by the manufacturers. However, many of our customers who wanted to have their instruments optimised at Blockfloetensanatorium.de were not happy with the design of the spikes.
Based on the wishes of our customers and our many years of experience with Paetzold by Kunath bass spikes, we have developed Spike.
Spike can be attached to many bass flutes with the appropriate adapters. If your bass flute already has a threaded bushing, Spike can simply be attached to the existing bushing.
If your bass does not yet have a threaded bushing, this can be fitted in a specialist workshop. We carry out this work at Blockfloetensanatorium.de at a fair fixed price.