Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-22-2009, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 108
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The thumb goes in there just fine except when...
The thumb goes in there just fine except when trying to stop the Eflat. That gets tight. I left it thick for sturdiness.
I will be seeing the bass again when Christmas break comes and will get...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-20-2009, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 108
Views: 349,126
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-20-2009, 02:54 AM
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Replies: 108
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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses
08-18-2009, 02:27 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 23,054
Nice looking bass.
I am also worried about...
Nice looking bass.
I am also worried about the scroll, it has been cracked clean off and looks to have been glued back on, maybe epoxy or something. If there are any reinforcements it might be ok...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-18-2009, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 349,126
I don't know Calvin Maybe you could ask your...
I don't know Calvin Maybe you could ask your question if you are curious.
For now how about we just wish him (this character) luck.
He has quite a while to go and is a pretty good young player,...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-17-2009, 10:53 PM
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Replies: 108
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B extension
This is a B extension that I fabricated on a Christopher bass. The player was most insistent on the B, and I went against the advice of some esteemed luthiers to make it.
I know the arguments...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-11-2009, 10:52 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,145
Ken, we (local luthiers) see this all the time...
Ken, we (local luthiers) see this all the time cellos and basses especially but also with violins and viola. I think the factories are both uninformed as well as compromising because no single set up...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-11-2009, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,145
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-10-2009, 10:53 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,145
These are my drawing. Yep there is a problem, I...
These are my drawing. Yep there is a problem, I have seen a quite a few, especially in school basses. Is it bad set up or just general misinformation? Well, the Strobel book Usefull Measurements for...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-10-2009, 02:38 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 10,145
Fingerboard and Bridge relationships
I thought I would post this here as well as that other place.
Did your fingerboard ever love your bridge? Is your bridge plotting adultery? Was this an arranged wedding, a shotgun perhaps?
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
07-19-2009, 10:29 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 55,841
Thanks for listening.
The bass is strung...
Thanks for listening.
The bass is strung with Evah weich's and sounds slightly less edgy with the varnish. I have not strung it with anything else because it seems to like the EPW's just fine.
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
07-19-2009, 12:39 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 55,841
New sound file
Hey Ken could you tear yourself away from your Martini :p long enough to take a look and hear the sound with varnish? I think it makes a difference. It may be a bit fuller and mellower, not as harsh....
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-19-2009, 12:32 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 66,748
I love a good...
I love a good http://contrabbassi.it/eng/archivio.html Martini.
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-13-2009, 02:53 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 66,748
Thanks! It is a lot to think about. My lines do...
Thanks! It is a lot to think about. My lines do help me though. Even if the relation of the back to the neck front is not relevant, it shows the angle over the top by the relative position of the nut...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-13-2009, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 66,748
KS I see you did a lot of work putting up the...
KS I see you did a lot of work putting up the side views.
I captured these basses earlier and put a straight line from the back up to the scroll to illustrate the angle differences, then I added...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-12-2009, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 66,748
Neck angle
Another thing is the angle of the neck in relation to the back.
I am asking here. If the neck angles back too much it makes it hard for the left arm and the player tends to want to lean back...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-12-2009, 09:25 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 66,748
From the top plate to the underside of the...
From the top plate to the underside of the fingerboard at the end of the neck.
...and the bridge from the top in between the A and D string.
Oh I see KS beat me too it, of course.
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-11-2009, 10:24 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 66,748
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
07-08-2009, 02:06 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 55,841
Pasquali is finished
Here it is http://www.upnorthstrings.com/cornerlessbasspage26 read about it here and let me know what you think. It was a very interesting project which I might like to try again, not sure yet. I...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-03-2009, 04:23 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 98,409
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-01-2009, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 98,409
Hey just wondering about the sitting versus...
Hey just wondering about the sitting versus standing effect on bass sound. The bass I just finished sounds quite a bit fuller when the knee is not touching the back. How many orchestras encourage one...
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Forum: Latin Corner
06-30-2009, 02:51 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 98,418
Latin
Darn I thought we were going to be speaking latin...mea culpa...vado per pacis...magnus sanus!
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-25-2009, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 55,841
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-23-2009, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 55,841
varnish
Varnish has a way of taking on a life of its own. I have varnished samples and said "that looks good" to myself and then varnished a whole bass, only to hate it. I have learned a few things along the...
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-23-2009, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 55,841
Maple
Red maple, from Battenkill. Yea, that is a nice piece and I have one more set just like it. The ribs and neck are also red maple. The top is engelmann.
The varnish will have a red tone, sort of ...
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