Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-13-2012, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,294
Thanks — PM sent. Maybe I will have to split...
Thanks — PM sent. Maybe I will have to split the American school in two, huh? :)
As for the teacher-seeking bit, I kind of agree with you... in a small country like Sweden, there are basically...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-13-2012, 09:23 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,294
Thank you for your opinions.
I will not...
Thank you for your opinions.
I will not conduct a thorough ****ysis of each and every school, but rather compile a list of them, along with some general notes on what characteristics there are....
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-11-2012, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 8,294
what "schools" of bass playing are there?
I'm writing a master's thesis on the subject... not for the fun of, mind you, but I need my credits, and might as well do something valuable while I'm at it. So, in order to get other people's views...
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Forum: The Bull Pit
06-25-2010, 08:06 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 6,720
the Where's Joel thread
A bunch of days ago, I got an email that I had gotten a private message from Anselm. He missed me, the poor chap! (He also wanted to know a bit about Norwegian bass players, but that's a whole other...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-01-2010, 07:16 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,034
A friend of mine has a cello with a probably...
A friend of mine has a cello with a probably authentic Gand label. If I understood correctly, in order to sell—or insure—it as a Gand (which would raise the price from the current circa €30k to...
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
01-23-2010, 03:27 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 42,291
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-23-2010, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,510
I think you're spot on there, Sam. Usually, I...
I think you're spot on there, Sam. Usually, I love hanging around luthiers as well, and once you've made them start talking, I don't find them to be particularly mindful of what craft secrets they...
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Forum: Jazz/Pizz
01-23-2010, 02:46 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 72,647
So what we REALLY need is two instruments! One...
So what we REALLY need is two instruments! One for your regular gigs, and one that will make those hardcore baroque people call you up. You know, the ones sneering at anything newer than C.P.E. Bach,...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
01-21-2010, 07:26 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 21,577
Oh, but I've heard "Mooommy! Look at that big...
Oh, but I've heard "Mooommy! Look at that big guitar!" quite a few times. I'd say I get a guitar remark for every two cellos.
I remember once, some kid gave me that guitar remark. His mother told...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
01-20-2010, 03:04 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,647
Well, how long do we have to wait? :rolleyes:
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Well, how long do we have to wait? :rolleyes:
Can we play in teams?? I sure lost track of all the string switching... :)
A friend of mine has a c:a 100 years old Czech bass, fairly good, but it...
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Forum: Jazz/Pizz
01-20-2010, 02:40 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 18,296
A friend who manages to make a living as a jazz...
A friend who manages to make a living as a jazz player just recently switched to the Bels, and he likes them. Myself, admittedly being a half-arsed jazz player but I do enjoy to thump away every once...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-20-2010, 02:28 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,510
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
01-20-2010, 02:20 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 21,577
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Forum: The Bull Pit
12-31-2009, 05:06 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 25,382
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
12-25-2009, 05:20 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,498
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
12-18-2009, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,174
I don't know exactly what kind of audition this...
I don't know exactly what kind of audition this is, but if it is one of those "please send a disc and we'll tell you if we want you to come and play later" kind of auditions (or maybe some audition...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
12-18-2009, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,498
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
12-12-2009, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,288
Back from the dead
As some may remember, my Otto Dölling bow gave up last spring when it was broken off some 12 unhealthy centimeters from the back of the tip. But, one of the two professional bowmakers in Sweden that...
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
10-18-2009, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 36,102
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
10-18-2009, 01:41 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 36,102
Well, I do not question the validity of the...
Well, I do not question the validity of the drone, only its monopoly. :cool:
Yes, in retrospect, I used the wrong words for the wrong things... a perfectly in tune scale is of course one that is...
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Forum: The Bull Pit
10-18-2009, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 80,615
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Forum: German School of Basses
10-17-2009, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 86
Views: 123,588
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
10-17-2009, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,005
Hillman from Switzerland
I came across a bass built by a fellow named Hillman when I visited a principal player in one of the orchestras here. At first, it seemed to have a very nondescript appearance. No purfling, no fancy...
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
10-17-2009, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 36,102
I think that the harmonics you should above all...
I think that the harmonics you should above all avoid are the 5ths and 3rds, as both are low. Octave harmonics are supposed to be rather well in tune, aren't they? Well, anyway, on the G string, you...
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
10-17-2009, 09:50 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 36,102
Yes, well, what I tried to say was that if you...
Yes, well, what I tried to say was that if you play with a drone, you are likely to play what sounds best, i.e. a scale that's relatively in tune. But you must also be able to play in tune in all...
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