Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-23-2014, 10:02 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 13,417
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Forum: Italian Bass School
11-02-2014, 08:35 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 36,415
Ken, to most players' ear the BelCanto strings...
Ken, to most players' ear the BelCanto strings sound mellower and smoother than the Flexicores. (They also have less tonal dynamic range.) I'm curious why you would use Bels to try to brighten up a...
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
08-08-2014, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 29,100
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Forum: Italian Bass School
04-08-2014, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 36,415
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
09-04-2013, 06:39 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 13,278
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
09-01-2013, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 30,846
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
08-23-2013, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 17,027
Matthew's bass is beautiful, well-made, and...
Matthew's bass is beautiful, well-made, and sounds excellent. What's really impressive is how good Matthew is at teaching himself; no violin-making school, no local mentors, just books and internet....
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Forum: Italian Bass School
03-03-2013, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 16,626
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Forum: Hybrid DB Strings
02-06-2013, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,980
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Forum: Hybrid DB Strings
12-31-2012, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,980
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Forum: Hybrid DB Strings
12-23-2012, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 20,980
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-18-2012, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 210
Views: 218,976
Matthew, there is a guy in France making total...
Matthew, there is a guy in France making total copies of the old French bass machines. I have seen them on Laborie basses I think. With your excellent research skills, I bet you can find him. When...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
11-17-2012, 09:14 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 9,109
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
11-17-2012, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 11,720
Sue Lipkins!
Sue took a coveted Gold medal for her bass bow in the VSA makers competition. In my humble opinion, Sue is among a handful of the finest bass bow makers on the planet. When I spoke to her last...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
11-17-2012, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 57,135
Actually, a gold medal is reserved for an...
Actually, a gold medal is reserved for an instrument that wins a silver in both the tone and workmanship categories. Silver is the highest honor in either tone or workmanship. Also, I want to...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
11-16-2012, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 57,135
I'm happy to report that the re-formulated...
I'm happy to report that the re-formulated Pirastro Passiones are a winner. When I recently strung up my #30 bass, I tried several different sets of strings; old and new BelCantos, Flexacore...
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Forum: German School of Basses
08-30-2012, 08:52 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 11,745
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
08-23-2012, 12:56 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 28,421
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Forum: German School of Basses
07-21-2012, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,901
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-18-2012, 08:38 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 107,453
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
07-01-2012, 09:24 AM
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Replies: 210
Views: 218,976
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-27-2012, 08:43 AM
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Replies: 210
Views: 218,976
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Forum: German School of Basses
06-13-2012, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 18,901
Sorry maestro but I don't have the info you are...
Sorry maestro but I don't have the info you are seeking. What I wanted to elucidate, though, is the situation at the back button on the bass you pictured. Many blockless basses one encounters have...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
06-03-2012, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,352
I get it. When I was a classical bass student I...
I get it. When I was a classical bass student I also played jazz, lounge and wedding gigs, so I had reds on my bass. (Back then there were really only 2 or 3 metal string choices.) My arco teacher...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
06-02-2012, 04:48 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 71,352
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