Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
10-24-2008, 01:22 PM
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Replies: 2
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He plays several different basses. He has two...
He plays several different basses. He has two orchestra basses - a small and large - both Italian but I don't know the makers (if they are known). He used his "small" orchestral bass when he played...
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Forum: Italian Bass School
03-06-2008, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 28,202
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Forum: Italian Bass School
03-06-2008, 03:44 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 28,202
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Forum: Classical/Arco
01-10-2008, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,091
Right now I'm into Bel Canto A and E and...
Right now I'm into Bel Canto A and E and Flexocore purple G and D.
The Bel Cantos were to floppy on top and didn't have a round enough tone, but they have a fat sound on the bottom of my bass....
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Forum: Italian Bass School
01-02-2008, 09:45 AM
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Replies: 189
Views: 205,625
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
10-17-2007, 06:50 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 6,038
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-20-2007, 01:55 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 27,641
Playing close to the bridge and close to the...
Playing close to the bridge and close to the fingerboard has its purposes. It also plays into styles of playing. For example, Boston has a fantastic hall that is very resonant, so they often play...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-15-2007, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 27,641
I am a German player and play using this "New...
I am a German player and play using this "New York" style of playing although I would call it more of a Russian school as all of my German bow teachers have been from Russia. The principle is that...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
08-01-2007, 07:31 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 52,510
On the idea of endpins, In CCM this year Mr....
On the idea of endpins, In CCM this year Mr. Laszlo imported some titanium endpins and these things sounded amazing. It seemed that for the people with play with short endpins, the sound increased...
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Forum: Classical and Symphony Bass Playing
06-22-2007, 09:43 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 10,507
Hey Ken -
For that storm passage, it's...
Hey Ken -
For that storm passage, it's pretty much a widespread understanding that you just move your fingers as fast as you can and move your arm up and down the fingerboard. This passage is so...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-11-2007, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 49
Views: 43,287
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
05-20-2007, 11:05 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 10,601
Ken -
I come from a "school" of playing...
Ken -
I come from a "school" of playing where the belief is in heavy bows. We actually tend to to add weight to our bows with silver tips and heavier silver screws. I like a nice heavy bow (I'm a...
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Forum: Classical and Symphony Bass Playing
04-04-2007, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,551
I'd say hike up the practice time and woodshed...
I'd say hike up the practice time and woodshed them both. The last movement of Beethoven 9 is enough to make even the best bass players sweat and certainly can not be learned well enough in that time...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-12-2007, 09:05 AM
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Replies: 32
Views: 25,667
Brett -
Please do not confuse sound with...
Brett -
Please do not confuse sound with the timbre, tone and colors an instrument produce. I consider sound something much more specific to the person. The sound is the individual sound that the...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-11-2007, 08:08 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 25,667
Ken-
I'm not positive about whether it has a...
Ken-
I'm not positive about whether it has a label or attributed, he always just says his Ruggieri.
I do now that a Fetique bow is considered a solo bow, but I also come from a school of...
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-11-2007, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 32
Views: 25,667
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
03-02-2007, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,966
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Forum: Classical and Symphony Bass Playing
03-02-2007, 03:33 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17,725
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
03-01-2007, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 7,301
Edgar Meyer (CD)
Hey everybody I just wanted to put a recommendation out there for Edgar's most recent CD entitled Edgar Meyer.
I am personally not an Edgar Meyer fan because I only heard his classical stuff and I...
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
02-28-2007, 03:29 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 9,646
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-28-2007, 03:25 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 12,977
A few words about the sound with a double bass....
A few words about the sound with a double bass. The way to tell the difference of a good bass player and a great bass player is the sound. When you have a bass that sends out good frequencies (what...
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Forum: Classical and Symphony Bass Playing
02-12-2007, 11:16 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,365
Hey Ken,
I give you a lot of credit for...
Hey Ken,
I give you a lot of credit for switching basses before a concert. I had to do it once this year. It can actually be kind of fun if you know your part very well and the string lengths and...
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Forum: Classical and Symphony Bass Playing
02-09-2007, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 10,059
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Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing
02-06-2007, 07:40 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 8,290
Check out Ranjbaran's Ballade for Unaccompanied...
Check out Ranjbaran's Ballade for Unaccompanied Bass. It's a nice piece.
Also, Psy by Berio is a nice piece. As well as the Fryba Suite. A little warning though, Modern music is almost always much...
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Forum: Classical/Arco
02-05-2007, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 61
Views: 100,617
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