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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB] 11-14-2013, 06:13 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 61,500
Posted By Eric Swanson
Hi Ken, Thanks for sharing this lovely...

Hi Ken,

Thanks for sharing this lovely instrument.

How does it sound and play?

Is the scroll beech or maple? Is the neck maple?

Are you planning to have work done on the bass, or leave it...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 11-05-2013, 09:42 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 73,043
Posted By Eric Swanson
Interesting. I still remember playing your...

Interesting.

I still remember playing your Lipkins/Sartory model, like a brief, very happy dream.

I am moving up "her list" and hope to have a Lipkins bow in not too long.

I have been...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 11-05-2013, 08:53 PM
Replies: 35
Views: 73,043
Posted By Eric Swanson
Ken, do you usually use the same bow, during all...

Ken, do you usually use the same bow, during all this bass changing? Which is your default stick, if you have one?
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 11-04-2013, 06:41 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 168,323
Posted By Eric Swanson
This bow at VSA conference

Jerry Pasewicz is planning to use this bow as a sample in his upcoming talk at the VSA conference.

Looks like it'll be on Saturday, Novemember 9th, directly after Arnold Schnitzer's, Jay VanDe...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 05-22-2013, 12:00 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 28,455
Posted By Eric Swanson
I think I just drooled on my keyboard...

I think I just drooled on my keyboard...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 05-18-2013, 10:43 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 28,455
Posted By Eric Swanson
Good to know; thank you!

Good to know; thank you!
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 05-01-2013, 06:48 AM
Replies: 35
Views: 73,043
Posted By Eric Swanson
I just love looking at the instruments you have...

I just love looking at the instruments you have gathered and fostered.
Thank you for taking such good care of these lovely basses...

Interesting to hear you talk about the "plushiness" of older...
Forum: French Bass School 04-12-2013, 11:14 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 41,918
Posted By Eric Swanson
Lovely instrument! I met David Walter,...

Lovely instrument!

I met David Walter, briefly, during my single year at Manhattan School of Music, where he was on the double bass faculty. At that time, the MSM bass teachers were Homer Mensch,...
Forum: German School of Basses 04-02-2013, 08:02 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 113,126
Posted By Eric Swanson
Lovely work!

Lovely work!
Forum: The Bull Pit 02-19-2013, 08:57 AM
Replies: 0
Views: 69,058
Posted By Eric Swanson
Sound engineering, circa 2013

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMCDwWZXd2w
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 11-18-2012, 05:33 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 20,656
Posted By Eric Swanson
I have only played Ken's "Ode to Sartory." It was...

I have only played Ken's "Ode to Sartory." It was the only time in my life that it felt as if a bass was playing itself...an amazing experience I am still energized from, two years later. I can only...
Forum: Classical/Arco 11-16-2012, 09:09 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 172,241
Posted By Eric Swanson
Congratulations! (Although with your skill and...

Congratulations! (Although with your skill and accomplishments, it is not a huge surprise...)

Good to hear about the new Passiones. I may follow your lead.

Just about to pull the Kaplans off...
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 10-16-2012, 08:30 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 21,398
Posted By Eric Swanson
Really lovely; thank you for sharing the...

Really lovely; thank you for sharing the pictures.

I know, now, what I wanted for my birthday...:)
Forum: German School of Basses 09-19-2012, 06:52 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 113,126
Posted By Eric Swanson
Lovely bass! What strings did you put on, for...

Lovely bass! What strings did you put on, for this trial? For now, how is the low-end response under the bow? Upper register access? What are your first playing impressions?
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 09-18-2012, 07:14 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 21,398
Posted By Eric Swanson
Dave I would love to see some photos of your new...

Dave I would love to see some photos of your new Doelling bow...do you have any that you could post? What metal is used for in addition to the ivory?
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 09-16-2012, 03:26 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 11,734
Posted By Eric Swanson
Here, there are a lot of amazing places to...

Here, there are a lot of amazing places to see/play basses!

I wouldn't base my relationship with an instrument on a video or any other marketing material. As Ken says, how it feels and sounds, up...
Forum: Amps, etc. [DB] 08-10-2012, 10:45 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 105,517
Posted By Eric Swanson
As I wrote above, I used to have what sounds like...

As I wrote above, I used to have what sounds like one of those Fantoni mutes, back in the late '70's. Gave it to a friend, for reasons I can't recall, and haven't been able to find another one,...
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 05-20-2012, 06:19 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 17,281
Posted By Eric Swanson
I haven't seen that style of frog before. Lovely...

I haven't seen that style of frog before. Lovely work!
Forum: Classical/Arco 04-12-2012, 07:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 172,241
Posted By Eric Swanson
Haven't yet tried the D'Addario Kaplans. All I...

Haven't yet tried the D'Addario Kaplans. All I know is what I can see and hear on these clips:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9IdG3m7IK4
...
Forum: German School of Basses 03-01-2012, 08:33 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 11,867
Posted By Eric Swanson
Really beautiful! Thanks for sharing this.

Really beautiful! Thanks for sharing this.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 02-17-2012, 09:33 AM
Replies: 210
Views: 484,803
Posted By Eric Swanson
Nice grain matching...thanks for sharing all of...

Nice grain matching...thanks for sharing all of this!
Forum: English Basses & the British Isles 10-23-2011, 08:28 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 141,942
Posted By Eric Swanson
Sounds like quite an evening. Very beautiful...

Sounds like quite an evening.

Very beautiful bass. I'd love to hear this one...
Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses 10-20-2011, 10:04 AM
Replies: 96
Views: 284,403
Posted By Eric Swanson
Not that the rest of the renovated Allen bass...

Not that the rest of the renovated Allen bass isn't just lovely, but I really dig those custom-made machines. Who did that lovely machining? Who designed the detailing?
Forum: French Bass School 09-20-2011, 05:25 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 41,492
Posted By Eric Swanson
Hi Tom, Well, we know that Jed will give you...

Hi Tom,

Well, we know that Jed will give you the straight info on whether or not its worth it.

I look forward to hearing/reading what he says...
Forum: French Bass School 09-09-2011, 09:09 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 83,586
Posted By Eric Swanson
I gotta admit, I look at this bass' photos as...

I gotta admit, I look at this bass' photos as some sort of pick-me-up.

When everything else feels sketchy, this bass' beauty shines through.

I like what you have done with the photos...very...
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