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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

12-31-2011, 09:36 AM

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ISB 2013, Fifths

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Posted By Robert J Spear

Arnold, I think you might have found a tuning...

Arnold, I think you might have found a tuning that has been overlooked for centuries. I can only imagine playing double-stopped fourths or fifths and what it would do to what's left of my brain. And...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

12-30-2011, 09:52 AM

Replies: 31

ISB 2013, Fifths

Views: 33,545

Posted By Robert J Spear

I'll agree with Ken that the decision to embrace...

I'll agree with Ken that the decision to embrace 5ths tuning is one that means no looking back. You've basically got to lock yourself in a room for however long it takes. I've been trying to do that...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

12-29-2011, 09:54 AM

Replies: 31

ISB 2013, Fifths

Views: 33,545

Posted By Robert J Spear

More on 5ths tuning

We all know the advantages and drawbacks of fifths tuning; how the #$%@!* are you supposed to shift? The answer seems to be that you don't. A newer and more flexible technique is necessary. There...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

12-29-2011, 09:32 AM

Replies: 31

ISB 2013, Fifths

Views: 33,545

Posted By Robert J Spear

string tension

It was quite a pleasure to return to this thread and find some activity on the fifths-tuning topic. Since I've just designed and built (or am building) a couple of new basses, including one...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

10-29-2011, 10:37 AM

Replies: 31

ISB 2013, Fifths

Views: 33,545

Posted By Robert J Spear

Time warps are not uncommon if you make basses....

Time warps are not uncommon if you make basses. :) To me, the convention is only 20 months from now. It will probably take me at least a year or more to prepare everything, which means that I am...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

10-24-2011, 04:07 PM

Replies: 31

ISB 2013, Fifths

Views: 33,545

Posted By Robert J Spear

ISB 2013, Fifths

I'm hoping a lot of the forum members will find their way to ISB 2013. If anyone has even the slightest interest in what's going on in the world of fifths-tuning, this convention promises to be a...

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