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A HANDY SOLUTION

A washtub bassist once told me that he would buy

leather driving gloves and soak the right one in

water for an hour. He would then put it on his hand

when he went to sleep. The glove would shrink to

his hand and provide the perfect plucking glove for

washtub bass performance the next day, saving

his hand from rope burns!

1

Remove the handles.

When you have chosen your tub,

remove the handles using a pair of pliers.

2

Mark the bottom center of the tub.

Locate and

mark the center of the tub. Use a measuring tape if

necessary, but it should be easy enough to eyeball.

3

Drill the center hole.

Drill an appropriately sized hole

for one of the big eye bolts. The hole should be big

enough to allow the bolt through, but not much larger.

4

Install the eye bolt.

Insert the eye bolt through the bottom of the tub. Slip a washer

and nut on the stem of the bolt. Use an adjustable wrench to hold the nut as you tighten

the bolt down.

PREPARING THE TUB

MIKE

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S TIP:

Use large fender washers

to reinforce the hole for

the eye bolt.

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IN AUSTRALIA,

the washtub bass

is called the

BUSH BASS.