Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-01-2012, 11:35 AM
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Very nice. Interesting read.
I refer to...
Very nice. Interesting read.
I refer to myself as a "double-bassist" (it says so on my card), but that usually gets blank stares. I then concede to ignorance and say I play bass while pantomiming...
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Forum: Plywoods And Hybrids
02-15-2012, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,236
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-12-2012, 01:58 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 30,716
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-11-2012, 05:53 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 30,716
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-13-2011, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 107,187
The button on the scroll looks pretty...
The button on the scroll looks pretty interesting, as do the F holes. I wish I could read the language that the description is written in. Has anyone played any of these fakes? I wonder if they sound...
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Forum: Italian Bass School
07-12-2011, 11:34 PM
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Replies: 189
Views: 211,379
I'm a bit confused as to the scalloped blocks....
I'm a bit confused as to the scalloped blocks. Are they what appear to be (for my novice eyes) rounded violin corners? That's how I'm perceiving them. Could they have been added later, or where they...
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
03-27-2011, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 50,349
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
03-27-2011, 12:31 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 50,349
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Forum: Jazz Corner
02-21-2011, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 17,379
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-09-2011, 11:49 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 29,739
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-08-2011, 03:41 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 29,739
It's funny how that works, Arnold. Different...
It's funny how that works, Arnold. Different strokes for different folks, I spose. I reckon if I lived in a place with a harsher climate, I would change my tune. But, being in Seattle, I just don't...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-07-2011, 12:26 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
01-17-2011, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 28,746
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
01-17-2011, 04:52 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 28,746
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
01-17-2011, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 28,746
I encourage you to do it, Richard. I've heard...
I encourage you to do it, Richard. I've heard people make a big deal out of drilling holes in the block and how scary it is, but when I talked to my luthier about it, she really didn't bat an eye at...
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
01-15-2011, 03:06 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 28,746
Sitting is for Cellists.
But seriously,...
Sitting is for Cellists.
But seriously, folks, I prefer standing. The jazz world seems to have more standers. I don't know how it is in classical-land, but I seem to see lots of folks stoolin'...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
09-26-2010, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 210
Views: 218,100
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
09-26-2010, 11:23 AM
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Replies: 210
Views: 218,100
Out of ignorant curiosity, what does vibrating...
Out of ignorant curiosity, what does vibrating the top with sand in it tell you? You have my interest very piqued, and I really appreciate all the pictures and updates in this thread. I love seeing...
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Forum: The Bull Pit
08-02-2010, 07:56 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 48,133
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
01-30-2010, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 123,130
I look forward to hearing more about this, Ken,...
I look forward to hearing more about this, Ken, as it progresses. Of all the basses in stables, this is the one that I enjoy looking at the most. I don't know all the technical terms to describe it's...
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Forum: Jazz/Pizz
01-23-2010, 07:12 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 72,371
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Forum: Jazz/Pizz
01-20-2010, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 72,371
Well, in contrast to the latest consensus that...
Well, in contrast to the latest consensus that has been formed, gut is where it's at for me.
Ken was generous enough to trade me his broken in set of Carlos Henriquez Pirastro Chorda strings for a...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
12-13-2009, 05:26 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 58,572
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Forum: Classical/Arco
12-13-2009, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 58,572
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Forum: Classical/Arco
12-13-2009, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 58,572
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