Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
04-14-2017, 03:23 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
12-17-2016, 01:53 PM
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Joining the halves of a flatback
I'm only a little way in to making my first bass but, thinking ahead a little, I'm wondering what the best way is to clamp and join the two halves of a flat back. Any advice very gratefully received!
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
04-30-2013, 05:10 PM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
04-30-2013, 12:36 PM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
08-22-2012, 04:13 AM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
07-02-2012, 03:04 AM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
06-30-2012, 09:33 AM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
06-29-2012, 11:28 AM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
06-28-2012, 12:26 PM
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Wow - their pictures just confirm what a...
Wow - their pictures just confirm what a wonderful instrument that is. My guess is Lott senior. What annoys me is that the auction house just didn't bother to do their homework. To describe it as...
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
06-28-2012, 07:43 AM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
06-28-2012, 02:59 AM
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Or maybe Curtis just made the machines? I'm...
Or maybe Curtis just made the machines? I'm pretty confident that there are no known makers called Curtis. But not much doubt about the quality, and the Englishness of this is there! As for...
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
10-29-2011, 05:31 AM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
10-28-2011, 03:58 PM
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
03-22-2011, 03:10 PM
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Replies: 24
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The Barnaby and Martin extensions look pretty...
The Barnaby and Martin extensions look pretty much identical to me. In fact I thought that Tom might have been selling for Peter Barnaby but it would seem not. I'm not sure how either are supplied...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
03-21-2011, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 24
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Just thought I'd add to the discussion on...
Just thought I'd add to the discussion on extensions. The mechanical ones seem to be gaining ground again here in the UK amongst both professionals and amateurs. I think this is due to the huge...
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
02-04-2011, 04:56 PM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
02-04-2011, 09:36 AM
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
01-23-2011, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 27,961
Hi Ken,
You are, of course, absolutely...
Hi Ken,
You are, of course, absolutely right that nobody will ever know for sure who made most of these unlabelled basses. I forgot to say, however, that I have seen a virtually identical bass to...
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Forum: English Basses & the British Isles
01-23-2011, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 16
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Hello all,
The bass you've been discussing...
Hello all,
The bass you've been discussing recently is mine. I bought it a couple of years ago, after the Double Bassist article had been written. I've been in touch with the player who owned it...
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