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Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 03:03 PM

21) Dave Martin wants to secede and take a double bass with him.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 03:04 PM

22) Oren Hudson wears a golf shirt every time he does a double bass gig.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 03:12 PM

23) Richard Prowse grew up in Texas and bought his first double bass from Davy Crockett, who ran a little bass business when he wasn't busy shooting bears. It had a racoon skin bow quiver.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 04:11 PM

24) Anselm has frets on all his double basses.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse (Post 15708)
24) Anselm has frets on all his double basses.

no richard, there are no frets on any of my basses
anselm

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 06:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse (Post 15709)
no richard, there are no frets on any of my basses
anselm

That's the whole point, my friend. There are untrue facts.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 06:51 PM

oh, now i see
anselm

Dave Martin 09-27-2009 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse (Post 15705)
21) Dave Martin wants to secede and take a double bass with him.

...but he'd rather have cartage deliver it.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 06:52 PM

25) The Maori built some of the first double basses out of Kauri.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 06:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dave Martin (Post 15712)
...but he'd rather have cartage deliver it.

Drop the bridge first.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse (Post 15711)
oh, now i see
anselm

richard, everybody knows that i'm not writing this
how could i, unless i was in new zealand, at your place
anselm

25) a double bass has three valves and is usually gold or silver

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse (Post 15714)
Drop the bridge first.

Dave,
That way it is less likely to get damaged.

Richard Prowse 09-27-2009 10:55 PM

26) A double bass is played with an arrow.

Jorge Gonzalez 10-07-2009 10:36 PM

Doublebasses love cats. They're cat instruments.

Richard Prowse 10-07-2009 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jorge Gonzalez (Post 15854)
Doublebasses love cats. They're cat instruments.

Good post Jorge, but it should read,
27) Doublebasses love cats. They're cat instruments.

Please be more careful in future.

Richard Prowse 10-17-2009 05:25 PM

28) Most double bass players use their teeth, to pluck the strings, when pizzicato is required.


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