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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 09-13-2012, 10:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,550
Posted By Joel Larsson
Thanks — PM sent. Maybe I will have to split...

Thanks — PM sent. Maybe I will have to split the American school in two, huh? :)

As for the teacher-seeking bit, I kind of agree with you... in a small country like Sweden, there are basically...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 09-13-2012, 09:23 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,550
Posted By Joel Larsson
Thank you for your opinions. I will not...

Thank you for your opinions.

I will not conduct a thorough ****ysis of each and every school, but rather compile a list of them, along with some general notes on what characteristics there are....
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 09-11-2012, 12:04 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 7,550
Posted By Joel Larsson
what "schools" of bass playing are there?

I'm writing a master's thesis on the subject... not for the fun of, mind you, but I need my credits, and might as well do something valuable while I'm at it. So, in order to get other people's views...
Forum: The Bull Pit 06-25-2010, 08:06 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 6,021
Posted By Joel Larsson
the Where's Joel thread

A bunch of days ago, I got an email that I had gotten a private message from Anselm. He missed me, the poor chap! (He also wanted to know a bit about Norwegian bass players, but that's a whole other...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 02-01-2010, 07:16 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 7,539
Posted By Joel Larsson
A friend of mine has a cello with a probably...

A friend of mine has a cello with a probably authentic Gand label. If I understood correctly, in order to sell—or insure—it as a Gand (which would raise the price from the current circa €30k to...
Forum: Modern Handmade Basses 01-23-2010, 03:27 PM
Replies: 29
Sticky: a New Breed...
Views: 39,730
Posted By Joel Larsson
A few more links to some of the major makers of...

A few more links to some of the major makers of today:
http://www.poellmann-contrabass.de/
http://www.meyer-contrabass.de/eng/index.php?PHPSESSID=ohas8lno2eopmo930taluh45h2...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-23-2010, 03:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,997
Posted By Joel Larsson
I think you're spot on there, Sam. Usually, I...

I think you're spot on there, Sam. Usually, I love hanging around luthiers as well, and once you've made them start talking, I don't find them to be particularly mindful of what craft secrets they...
Forum: Jazz/Pizz 01-23-2010, 02:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 69,645
Posted By Joel Larsson
So what we REALLY need is two instruments! One...

So what we REALLY need is two instruments! One for your regular gigs, and one that will make those hardcore baroque people call you up. You know, the ones sneering at anything newer than C.P.E. Bach,...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 01-21-2010, 07:26 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,645
Posted By Joel Larsson
Oh, but I've heard "Mooommy! Look at that big...

Oh, but I've heard "Mooommy! Look at that big guitar!" quite a few times. I'd say I get a guitar remark for every two cellos.
I remember once, some kid gave me that guitar remark. His mother told...
Forum: Classical/Arco 01-20-2010, 03:04 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 8,112
Posted By Joel Larsson
Well, how long do we have to wait? :rolleyes: ...

Well, how long do we have to wait? :rolleyes:

Can we play in teams?? I sure lost track of all the string switching... :)

A friend of mine has a c:a 100 years old Czech bass, fairly good, but it...
Forum: Jazz/Pizz 01-20-2010, 02:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 17,170
Posted By Joel Larsson
A friend who manages to make a living as a jazz...

A friend who manages to make a living as a jazz player just recently switched to the Bels, and he likes them. Myself, admittedly being a half-arsed jazz player but I do enjoy to thump away every once...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 01-20-2010, 02:28 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,997
Posted By Joel Larsson
You know, seeing the impressive amount of poorly...

You know, seeing the impressive amount of poorly set up instruments, or ones in generally sad shape that you've been posting... and since you seem to have some interest in the subject... haven't...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 01-20-2010, 02:20 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 20,645
Posted By Joel Larsson
Every day, I go around feeling grateful that I...

Every day, I go around feeling grateful that I don't play the drums. As for those piccolo flute remarks, I usually roll my bass around on one of those ingenious trolley/chair contrapments,...
Forum: The Bull Pit 12-31-2009, 05:06 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 23,777
Posted By Joel Larsson
Happy new year from Northern Europe!!

Happy new year from Northern Europe!!
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 12-25-2009, 05:20 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,991
Posted By Joel Larsson
Don't worry about the ply. Since it's so close,...

Don't worry about the ply. Since it's so close, I'll bring my Pöllmann. I can probably carry it.
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 12-18-2009, 07:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,692
Posted By Joel Larsson
I don't know exactly what kind of audition this...

I don't know exactly what kind of audition this is, but if it is one of those "please send a disc and we'll tell you if we want you to come and play later" kind of auditions (or maybe some audition...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 12-18-2009, 07:08 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 6,991
Posted By Joel Larsson
Well, my friend, if 17612.25 kilometers (or...

Well, my friend, if 17612.25 kilometers (or 10944.05 miles) qualifies as nearby, I'd love to drop by!!
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 12-12-2009, 07:43 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,683
Posted By Joel Larsson
Back from the dead

As some may remember, my Otto Dölling bow gave up last spring when it was broken off some 12 unhealthy centimeters from the back of the tip. But, one of the two professional bowmakers in Sweden that...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 10-18-2009, 02:06 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 34,310
Posted By Joel Larsson
Make that placement, speed and weight/pressure,...

Make that placement, speed and weight/pressure, and you're there. :)

As for placement, somebody told me the other day that "most of the time, you seem to stay in the 'comfort zone' closer to the...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 10-18-2009, 01:41 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 34,310
Posted By Joel Larsson
Well, I do not question the validity of the...

Well, I do not question the validity of the drone, only its monopoly. :cool:

Yes, in retrospect, I used the wrong words for the wrong things... a perfectly in tune scale is of course one that is...
Forum: The Bull Pit 10-18-2009, 09:43 AM
Replies: 100
Views: 77,034
Posted By Joel Larsson
I am happy because I am finally seeing the end of...

I am happy because I am finally seeing the end of my personal financial crisis. A late salary is on the way. Even turns out I had two - or at least one and a half - insurances covering the last bow...
Forum: German School of Basses 10-17-2009, 07:30 PM
Replies: 86
Views: 118,123
Posted By Joel Larsson
Here's one just barely being old enough:...

Here's one just barely being old enough: http://www.kontrabass.ch/c_cms/baesse/alte-baesse/neuner-hornsteiner-1859.html
Forum: Modern Handmade Basses 10-17-2009, 05:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 9,442
Posted By Joel Larsson
Hillman from Switzerland

I came across a bass built by a fellow named Hillman when I visited a principal player in one of the orchestras here. At first, it seemed to have a very nondescript appearance. No purfling, no fancy...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 10-17-2009, 10:13 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 34,310
Posted By Joel Larsson
I think that the harmonics you should above all...

I think that the harmonics you should above all avoid are the 5ths and 3rds, as both are low. Octave harmonics are supposed to be rather well in tune, aren't they? Well, anyway, on the G string, you...
Forum: General Double Bass Music and Playing 10-17-2009, 09:50 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 34,310
Posted By Joel Larsson
Yes, well, what I tried to say was that if you...

Yes, well, what I tried to say was that if you play with a drone, you are likely to play what sounds best, i.e. a scale that's relatively in tune. But you must also be able to play in tune in all...
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