We at David Gage String Instruments are proud to be the sole licensee of the Irving Sloane Tuning Machines for String Bass.Īmong bass players and luthiers, the Irving Sloane Bass Machines have quickly become the finest. The system is a simple nut and washer assembly at the base of the handle that not only allows for variable "feel" while tuning but also for quick and inexpensive handle replacement. The central aspect of this patent is the built-in handle tensioning system. Soon afterwards he utilized his wealth of knowledge and redesigned these patented machines for the string bass. He designed the machines to look better and work better than any others. In 1987 Irving patented a new design for classical guitar tuning machines, to eliminate gear backlash. Irving always combined technical and artistic talents to produce tools that worked as well as they looked. His finger and palm planes, bridge clamp, fret rule, bending iron, thickness caliper, sound hole/purfling cutter, crack repair knife, and splint shaping jig are trade classics used in the world's best repair shops. He not only built and repaired guitars but also designed some of the best luthier tools ever created. Irving Sloane (1925–1998) was a guitar maker as well as the author of world famous books on guitar making.
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