Andres Sender Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 "From an old English design"--I'd like to see a picture of yours. I just got one and although once I work it over it will be very nice, "finest workmanship" it ain't by a long shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apartmentluthier Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Has anyone see or used this soundpost setter before. The "Easy Does It" soundpost setter. Looks interesting from the pictures. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=7304716201 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted March 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I hope that's not brass. Well, actually maybe that would be good so you could reshape it to reflect the traditional shape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Curtis Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 Looks like a piece of 10 or 12 g electrical wire with the ends sharpened. Appearances can be deceiving.... but so can ebay listings, and for 20 bucks I'd want to talk to someone who has used or at least seen this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apartmentluthier Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I found the website link. Doesn't look overly impressive. http://www.shopeasydoesit.com/postsetter.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Singingmaple Posted March 3, 2005 Report Share Posted March 3, 2005 I got one of these in a box of tools from Ebay. It's a P.O.S. 10 gauge copper wrapped in Shrink-tube with a clipped end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 O-kayyyy, so. . .does anyone want to post a picture of their Herdim "English-style" setter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 If this is it, it's a lot like my favorite one, which was made by a guy in France. Rotten photo: can't see if the detailing is as nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Yeah that's it. I love the way yours is finished, the one I got, supposedly a Herdim, is very crudely made. I'm just wondering if it's really a Herdim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 These are the two I use the most. The top one is one that I made about 15 years ago out of a scrap piece of wrought iron metal and the bottom one is the Herdim English style post setter. Both work great for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Joseph the bottom one is what the suppliers are selling as the French style FWIW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Oh yeah, I guess you're correct. I purchased it from Howard Core but it is a little different on the head end from what is shown in the catalog. The one I made works just as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Curtis Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 The retriever looks like a bobby pin stuck into the insulation of a piece of 10 gauge electrical wire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claire Curtis Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Your bottom photo looks just like my french model setter. From the catalog photos, I can't tell the difference between the french model and the Herdim model, but the french model costs less than half the price of the Herdim. Any idea why the Herdim costs so much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 I'm not sure who makes the 'French' model, but the Herdim 'English' model is essentially cut from flat stock and then bent and (in my case at least, crudely) ground to shape. Nicer versions of the 'English' design have more elegant lines. The 'French' version looks like bent rod with a 'handle' put on the middle and a hook put on one end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 You are correct, I also could not see much of a difference in the catalog photos which is why I ended up ordering the French one. I thought it was very similar to the Herdim expect for the extreme price difference. Although the French one works well, I find it a bit heavy and bulky, workmanship is not that great on it either. I would guess that the price you pay is for the brand name, but without actually comparing them side by side it's difficult to say for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 The expensive one is quite a bit nicer. The cheap one has the middle and (it also used to have--does it now?) the relatively large and crude hook on the end made separately and smashed on. The expensive one is light, easier to handle, and made of four pieces welded together. The hook part is thin and has no edges to catch on the f-holes. The cheap one is like a bad cartoon of the expensive one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Michael, the expensive 'French' one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Mine is French, and is like the expensive Herdim one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres Sender Posted March 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 I know this is getting ridiculous, but Michael your French rendition of the English style setter is welded up of multiple pieces? The Herdim expensive version of the English style setter is stamped from one piece of sheet stock, then ground and bent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Darnton Posted March 4, 2005 Report Share Posted March 4, 2005 Mine is two rods, welded to the center, and the hook is separate and welded on. The non-rod bits are not flat, but considerably shaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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