Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-12-2009, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 68,269
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-11-2009, 01:47 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 68,269
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
07-09-2009, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 70,773
I saw an old Sears catalog from around 1900. In...
I saw an old Sears catalog from around 1900. In it many musical instruments were sold, including several "blockless wonder" basses in standard and deluxe models. I believe they sold for $25 and $35...
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Forum: The Bull Pit
06-26-2009, 02:42 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 11,719
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-24-2009, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 12,014
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-20-2009, 10:14 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 53,164
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-20-2009, 06:16 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 53,164
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-20-2009, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 53,164
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-19-2009, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 53,164
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-14-2009, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 100,968
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-14-2009, 03:36 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 100,968
I did not have my butt handed to me. We were...
I did not have my butt handed to me. We were teammates, remember? If we had not been teammates, I would have had my butt KICKED. I'm not sore. Eagerly anticipating the Schnitzer vs. Smith...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-14-2009, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 10,150
My first steps would be to re-dress the...
My first steps would be to re-dress the fingerboard, as there is possibly too much camber on the g side; and then adjust the soundpost a bit toward the bass bar, to emphasize the g side.
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-14-2009, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 100,968
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-05-2009, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 100,968
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-01-2009, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 27,039
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Forum: The Bull Pit
05-31-2009, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 123,806
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Forum: The Bull Pit
05-30-2009, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 100
Views: 123,806
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Forum: The Bull Pit
05-30-2009, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 123,806
I am super-happy that I have recovered from a...
I am super-happy that I have recovered from a year's excrutiating shoulder pain (without surgery!) and am really making progress getting my golf game back in shape. I hadn't been able to play for a...
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Forum: New Forum Member Introductions
05-27-2009, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 90
Views: 79,012
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-23-2009, 10:13 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 15,127
I have seen and sold a couple basses with ash...
I have seen and sold a couple basses with ash backs/sides. To me they sounded the same as maple. One of them developed some back cracks, which I think could be endemic. A few years back I bought a...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
05-20-2009, 07:51 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 18,617
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Forum: German School of Basses
05-15-2009, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 14,123
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-12-2009, 05:02 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 37,680
Yes, I see your point. I was thinking the...
Yes, I see your point. I was thinking the cut-out under the bar was following the grain, but this is not really so. Anecdotally, though, I have seen a bass where the regrad was done this way and...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-12-2009, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 37,680
Matthew, keep an eye on the top in this area. ...
Matthew, keep an eye on the top in this area. I'm afraid you may have inadvertently created a fault line which could cause a crack. This is the same reason why patch edges should not be finished...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-11-2009, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 37,680
You gave it away, Mr. Smith. If one thins the...
You gave it away, Mr. Smith. If one thins the top plate, then springs the bass bar, there lies a recipe for disaster. Then to compound the problem, if one sets the neck in such a way as to require...
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