Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-16-2016, 05:51 PM
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Orchestra Strings for a 5er.
5-string Orchestra basses.. What are some of the favorite sets for Orchestra and best for bowing on the B sting. What do they use in Vienna and Berlin. I might be getting another 5 soon to have...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
11-21-2012, 07:41 PM
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The bass is slated to have the neck moved out...
The bass is slated to have the neck moved out from its original set. The luthier involved and I agree we need to do this so the string spacing is not limited to a narrow setting.
>>>>> The bass...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
03-13-2012, 11:29 PM
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Perms
I put the Perm B on shortly after my last post but. Then I re-cut the top of the bridge to clear the C-bouts better. Now, the bass plays tight but is playable and the Perm B works just find. I have...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-02-2011, 11:58 AM
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w/Bels?
Nice BUT, the strings on the Bass are Permanents and that's what I need to match up. I have the Perm B now but haven't had time to put it on yet.
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-01-2011, 08:16 AM
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ok.. but..
Where would you place the Permanent string in that group being that the other 4 are Perm's as well. :confused:
Oh, and I ordered the B yesterday with some other stock I needed. :eek:
Should be...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-30-2011, 07:57 PM
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oh?
Those choices to match the sound and tension or a Permanent set already on the bass?
I have a Spiro solo Extension E/C on the my Claudot and the other 3 strings are Original Flexocors. It sounds...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-29-2011, 03:27 AM
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High?
My quest if ONLY for a Low 'B' to match the Permanent set at the moment,
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-28-2011, 02:36 PM
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5ths, B spacings
They tried 5ths over a century or two ago in France and it failed when they heard the intonation as compared to playing in fourths. Why re-invent the wheel here. I tried 5ths for half a day and my...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-27-2011, 11:04 AM
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aren't fast?
I agree with you on the string type but there are many many pieces with fast low passaged like in Shost. 5th, Beeth. 3rd, 5th, 6th.. and anything where the basses double the cellos. Many play the...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-26-2011, 01:02 PM
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neck angle?
You mean in degrees? I don't know exactly but the Overstand is 30mm (1 3/16+") original, the String Spacing is 27.5mm (1 3/32") string to string, center to center and the Bridge height is 6 1/4" with...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-26-2011, 12:40 PM
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so..
Tom and Robert who both just posted, can you help me with my question above?
"So, keeping it set-up for Orchestra, would a Perm B be the best choice?"
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-25-2011, 05:08 PM
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Low 'B' to match Perm's..
I posted this in Orchestra strings a few days ago but didn't get any replies. Now I see that I mentioned this a year ago here on this thread. Now that the bass is back and fully set-up I would like...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-19-2010, 09:11 PM
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my latest..
Even though I don't really play a 5er, I like having one around. Here's a not so old one I got a few months back. It's a Hofner from 1977 (http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses/5string/) but...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-22-2009, 05:31 PM
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humm..
Well, here's my take on it. If playing some moving lines and octaves, the 5er works best. If you have your speed and practice it, the capo extension can do quite a bit. If just a note here and there...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-06-2007, 06:42 PM
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Hummmm???
Just when I thought 'me and 5-strings' were 'Oil and Water'.. Ok, ok.. Make me an offer I can't refuse!;)
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-04-2007, 12:14 PM
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as many?
Well Uncle Pauly, I too am a Jazz player as well BUT my whole purpose of getting or rather trying the 5er was for playing Classical Orchestra Music.
I don't know if Classical players have more...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-04-2007, 11:15 AM
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5er vs Ext.. Brand'
I hear you loud and clear about the double stops. That was a major problem for me and sometimes just a single stop but missing by a string..:eek:
Last night I took out one of my Excerpt Books and...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-02-2007, 12:42 AM
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Hi 'C'..
Well Jeff, I did play it for a bit but mostly for the buyer to listen to it from various distances to judge its tone.
I personally would not play it with a high C. By the way, all the Strings put...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-31-2007, 09:46 PM
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what what?
Paul, please keep the questions simple..:confused:
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-31-2007, 07:01 PM
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been 5ing?
Paul, Please come by and bring your bow. Play in one of the orchestras for one night and then tell me it's not a problem!:confused:
If it was jazz pizz, I don't think it would have been so hard...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-31-2007, 03:46 PM
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not having the easiest time...
Not having the easiest time for me as you stated also has to do with the fact that I have some other great 4-string Basses that I would rather play musically. If the 5er was my Gilkes or one of the...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-29-2007, 05:49 PM
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News Flash..
I have just sold my 5-string and therefore am officially retired from trying to play the 5er and working hard on using a Fingered/Chromatic C-Ext to go down. ;)
I just couldn't get the low B to...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-16-2007, 07:49 AM
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Violone source...
Here is a link to what looks like that exact same Violone (http://www.mdw.ac.at/I105/orpheon/Seiten/Instruments/violone/vo-venez_.htm) but the lady is not seen on the page. Link 1...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-16-2007, 07:32 AM
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Violone..
Don, thanks for posting that Violone. I remember seeing that on line a few years ago but couldn't find it. My Mystery Bass (http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses/MysteryBass/name_that_bass.htm)...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-13-2007, 09:49 AM
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5er played..
Last night after not using it since about December of 2005, I played my 5er in concert. I only had a couple of written notes (D) that were below E so I added a few here and there just to get some use...
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