Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
05-22-2013, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 17
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Hi, Ken-- There will certainly be no overlap! I...
Hi, Ken-- There will certainly be no overlap! I think the oldest bass in my booth will still be a 21st-century instrument. Unfortunately, my assistant will not be able to be with me the entire time,...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
05-21-2013, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 17,012
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
04-03-2012, 06:52 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 17,533
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
12-31-2011, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,575
Arnold, I think you might have found a tuning...
Arnold, I think you might have found a tuning that has been overlooked for centuries. I can only imagine playing double-stopped fourths or fifths and what it would do to what's left of my brain. And...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
12-30-2011, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,575
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
12-29-2011, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,575
More on 5ths tuning
We all know the advantages and drawbacks of fifths tuning; how the #$%@!* are you supposed to shift? The answer seems to be that you don't. A newer and more flexible technique is necessary. There...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
12-29-2011, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,575
string tension
It was quite a pleasure to return to this thread and find some activity on the fifths-tuning topic. Since I've just designed and built (or am building) a couple of new basses, including one...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
10-29-2011, 10:37 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,575
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
10-24-2011, 04:07 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 33,575
ISB 2013, Fifths
I'm hoping a lot of the forum members will find their way to ISB 2013. If anyone has even the slightest interest in what's going on in the world of fifths-tuning, this convention promises to be a...
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
10-24-2011, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 119
Views: 119,257
I hope this bass will find its way to the ISB...
I hope this bass will find its way to the ISB Convention in Rochester in 2013. I'd love to see it. I have not closely followed the chatter on cornerless basses, but there seems to be a prevailing...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-31-2011, 10:40 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 120,749
Never saw anything like it. I have seen...
Never saw anything like it. I have seen 5-stringers with a high C and a low E, and with a low B and a high G. It would be interesting to see (and hear) a 5-er with a C-extension on the low E. But, I...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-28-2011, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 120,749
Those guys were seriously trying to see if...
Those guys were seriously trying to see if bassists could take a joke. And I for sure would argue that Beethoven never intended the passage in the 6th to be played cleanly since it is meant to rumble...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-27-2011, 09:21 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 120,749
I'm going to have to punt on this one. I don't...
I'm going to have to punt on this one. I don't play enough anymore to have had experience with all the strings that are out there now. I can say that for the low B I would tend to favor a steel...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-26-2011, 09:02 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 120,749
Resurrection Thread
Having been in string work most of my life, I think that there are good acoustic and performance reasons why the four-string models prevailed in the violin/viola/cello world. That said, there are...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
07-22-2011, 02:33 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,069
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
07-13-2011, 09:01 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 15,069
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