Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
01-28-2012, 02:56 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,429
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
01-28-2012, 12:50 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 45,429
Car-top cargo boxes
Anybody know of a roof top cargo box that is deep enough to fit a bass? The biggest one Yakima makes is 18" - seems like that might barely be enough but I'm not sure if it's an inside or outside...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
10-31-2011, 06:34 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,200
Well, it's the actual Laborie endpin that...
Well, it's the actual Laborie endpin that requires a hole to be bored in your bottom block. Not that that's really such a big deal, plus, you retain your regular endpin. The KC unit anchors through...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
10-30-2011, 08:09 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 17,200
What does your teacher say? Does he use one?
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What does your teacher say? Does he use one?
I personally go for the "not broke don't fix" school, but I guess it can't hurt to experiment. Check out the KC Strings tilt block setup - that seems...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
10-13-2011, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,872
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
10-11-2011, 11:20 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,872
For sure. Not only does it stretch, like Ken...
For sure. Not only does it stretch, like Ken says, but rosin builds up and it just plain gets dirty and worn out.
I say that if you play with the same bow every day, it should be rehaired once a...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
10-11-2011, 06:33 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,872
I think rehairing technique and hair...
I think rehairing technique and hair quality/variety are something (well, among many things) that are really lacking or absent, at least in the US. It may seem like a minor thing, but bow hair, at...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
10-11-2011, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,872
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
10-11-2011, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 33,872
I really don't mean to sound like a jerk, but...
I really don't mean to sound like a jerk, but tightening your bow is something that is so simple it really can't be explained. I mean, if it "bottoms out" it's too loose, and if it's too tight, well,...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-26-2011, 06:55 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 188,431
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-22-2011, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 102
Views: 162,684
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-13-2011, 11:40 PM
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Replies: 102
Views: 162,684
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-10-2011, 08:58 AM
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Replies: 210
Views: 364,049
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
06-29-2011, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 210
Views: 364,049
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Forum: Welcome To SmithBassForums
03-20-2011, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 108,089
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Forum: Welcome To SmithBassForums
03-20-2011, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 108,089
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
03-17-2011, 04:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 21,463
If the joint is decent (any joint) I wouldn't...
If the joint is decent (any joint) I wouldn't worry about the glue not being strong enough. I'd rather re-glue a joint any day than see something broken where the joint could have popped.
Which...
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Forum: The Bull Pit
03-14-2011, 07:49 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 51,458
I tend to think jazz DB players and bass...
I tend to think jazz DB players and bass guitarists have much more in common than either does with the symphony player, but that's just me. While I dabble in jazz and BG, my education and interest...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-13-2011, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 20,221
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
03-11-2011, 07:39 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 9,127
Pinned blocks
Any thoughts on this? I haven't seen a lot of basses made this way, really, but when I have I kind of scratch my head and think "hmmm, that can't be a big help"...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-11-2011, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 20,221
Bow hair - types, quality, sources
I don't recall this having had a thread of it's own, at least recently. So - what kind of hair do you prefer and why? Where does it come from? - as in, where on Earth, or what kind or beast, and/or...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-11-2011, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 73,772
hair age
Ken -
How often do you get a bow (one that you're using all the time) rehaired? Do you go by how much playing it sees, or by time?
I don't love new hair either, but after a few long sessions...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-11-2011, 07:19 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 73,772
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Forum: The Bull Pit
03-11-2011, 12:40 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 43,717
****og synths and the like
Anybody here dig ****og synths? Hammonds? Rhodes?
I haven't played with them for a while and want to get back into it at some point.
Where on the web is there some intelligent ****og...
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Forum: The Bull Pit
03-10-2011, 11:47 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 109,294
Well...
I don't think this is really true, but I can see where it seems that way. I bet if you did a survey, you'd find that a lot of the women you think don't like music actually just think the music scene...
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