Double Bass Eminence Screw?

Florent Ghys

Florent Ghys

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Hello, I lost the screw that attaches the main body of the Eminence to its neck.
I called everywhere to find a replacement screw with no luck.
I just spent an hour at the Home Depot trying all the possible screws and cannot find one that fits.
Anybody has an idea of the specs of this mysterious screw?
any help would be appreciated! thanks,
Florent
 
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This website shows a neck joint screw: Eminence Bass Replacement Parts (gelbass.com)
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Suggest to go to a regular hardware store (not Home Depot, their hardware supply is limited). Its most likely a metric thread, my local Ace Hardware has a good selection of metric stuff, and a gauge display that lets you determine what the thread is. It may be difficult to find something with the big knob on it but you should be able to find something that will work. If you have trouble, pm me and I can drop by my neighborhood store with the knob from my eminence and figure it out. Can't tell anything about where you are located from your profile......
 
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bherman said:
Suggest to go to a regular hardware store (not Home Depot, their hardware supply is limited). Its most likely a metric thread, my local Ace Hardware has a good selection of metric stuff, and a gauge display that lets you determine what the thread is. It may be difficult to find something with the big knob on it but you should be able to find something that will work. If you have trouble, pm me and I can drop by my neighborhood store with the knob from my eminence and figure it out. Can't tell anything about where you are located from your profile......
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thanks! I'll try Ace hardware but the Home Depot I went to had plenty of metric screws and none of them worked!
I don't really care about having the big knob at this point, just a screw would be fine
I'm currently in St. Louis, MO
 
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Best option is to buy the right part, of course.

If not available, but if you can find out what the thread and diameter is, most Home Depots and similar stores have threaded shafts that you can buy at usually longer than necessary lengths and at a variety of thread/diameters. These are usually in the hardware area, but you should be able to ask where they are. If you can find the right thread/diameter shaft there and buy it, you can cut it to the necessary length with a hack saw, grind the off-end smooth and screw a knob onto it.

Aside from the right thread/diameter, you'll want it to be exactly the right length, and maybe have a rubber washer on it ahead of the knob, to protect the wood finish. I'd also thoroughly clean and sparingly apply some oil on the thread to protect the hardware inside the instrument. But that should get you playing again until you can find the right part.

Alternatively, if you can very-short-term borrow the right part from someone else who has one and take it to a machine shop, they can reproduce it for you (probably by basically doing what I suggested in the previous paragraphs). If I were to go this route, I'd have them make a handful of them so you'll never be without them again; it is sort of a crucial part.

Good luck with this!
 
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dhergert said:
Best option is to buy the right part, of course.

If not available, but if you can find out what the thread and diameter is, most Home Depots and similar stores have threaded shafts that you can buy at usually longer than necessary lengths and at a variety of thread/diameters. These are usually in the hardware area, but you should be able to ask where they are. If you can find the right thread/diameter shaft there and buy it, you can cut it to the necessary length with a hack saw, grind the off-end smooth and screw a knob onto it.

Aside from the right thread/diameter, you'll want it to be exactly the right length, and maybe have a rubber washer on it ahead of the knob, to protect the wood finish. I'd also thoroughly clean and sparingly apply some oil on the thread to protect the hardware inside the instrument. But that should get you playing again until you can find the right part.

Alternatively, if you can very-short-term borrow the right part from someone else who has one and take it to a machine shop, they can reproduce it for you (probably by basically doing what I suggested in the previous paragraphs). If I were to go this route, I'd have them make a handful of them so you'll never be without them again; it is sort of a crucial part.

Good luck with this!
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Thanks so much! I actually want to sell my Eminence so if it's too much work, I might actually end up selling it as is and let the new owner figure it out.
 
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Florent Ghys said:
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thanks! I'll try Ace hardware but the Home Depot I went to had plenty of metric screws and none of them worked!
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Perhaps it's not metric.

Per the Gelb website:

(NOTE: if you lose this thumb screw, you can replace it with a socket cap screw — #10-32, 3/4” length — at any hardware store; an Allen wrench will also be needed for tightening the cap screw.)

REF: Eminence Bass - Setup Instructions (gelbass.com)
 
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Wasnex said:
Perhaps it's not metric.

Per the Gelb website:

(NOTE: if you lose this thumb screw, you can replace it with a socket cap screw — #10-32, 3/4” length — at any hardware store; an Allen wrench will also be needed for tightening the cap screw.)

REF: Eminence Bass - Setup Instructions (gelbass.com)
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oh thanks! this is exactly what I was looking for!
what's strange is that I'm pretty sure I've tried this one, but I'll try again!
 
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We are at a point where Eminence basses haven’t been produced for several years now. I used to work directly with Gary when I needed accessories or replacement parts, but he is unable to help with parts anymore because he sold all rights to the bass to Gollihur.

I’m glad the company went to them and I’m sure they are anxious to start selling them, but it seems like theres been a lot of supply chain issues and they’re just not being made and spare anything is getting hard to come by. When I read Gary sold the company I called him and asked for a spare body rest, two spare bridges, and a spare screw. He said it had all gone to Gollihur, who no longer have the screws and body rests available if what I’m seeing on the website is accurate. I suspect the parts just are gone at this point, and there won’t be more until production starts again.
 
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