Ken's Corner (Bass Forums Sponsored By KSB)

Go Back   Ken's Corner (Bass Forums Sponsored By KSB) > Search Forums

Showing results 1 to 20 of 20
Search took 0.00 seconds.
Search: Posts Made By: John Delventhal
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-09-2010, 05:00 PM
Replies: 210
Views: 208,043
Posted By John Delventhal
Anything new with this?

Anything new with this?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 07-12-2010, 05:14 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 26,926
Posted By John Delventhal
Slab-cut is on the left in the drawing. ...

Slab-cut is on the left in the drawing. Quarter-sawn is on the right. Notice the four quarters in the log, hence the name quarter-sawn.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 07-12-2010, 11:45 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 26,926
Posted By John Delventhal
Found one! Ken's Martini. I have played this...

Found one! Ken's Martini. I have played this bass, its great! As Ken puts it "It's a Canon." Ken, have you seen others like this? Were they similar at all?
Forum: Luthier's Corner 07-12-2010, 11:31 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 26,926
Posted By John Delventhal
Arnold, you mentioned that a slap-cut top would...

Arnold, you mentioned that a slap-cut top would makes the bass vibrate more in the lower frequencies, generally resulting in a strong, boomy bottom end tonally.

What about combining the two...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 07-10-2010, 05:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 7,690
Posted By John Delventhal
No one jumped on this so, I will give it a shot. ...

No one jumped on this so, I will give it a shot.

On basses with very deep ribs, like Pollmanns, the length of tailwire becomes longer in order to reach the center of the bottom ribs where your...
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 04-07-2010, 10:25 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,950
Posted By John Delventhal
Ha ha. I was never interested in buying this. I...

Ha ha. I was never interested in buying this. I was just curious if I made the right assumption, that this bow is not a French bow. The fact that it has three different or as least possibly...
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 04-07-2010, 08:12 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,950
Posted By John Delventhal
This has been answered well enough on another...

This has been answered well enough on another forum. I guess that the lack of wire wrapping and grip combined with the ebony screw just really threw me for a loop.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 04-06-2010, 03:48 PM
Replies: 108
Views: 170,294
Posted By John Delventhal
Mario Lamarre extension on my X. Jacquet. ...

Mario Lamarre extension on my X. Jacquet.

1530 1531 1532 1533
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 04-06-2010, 02:45 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 7,950
Posted By John Delventhal
Ebay 'shakes head'

I posted this on TB because i'd prefer not to clutter up this forum with BS but, no one has answered. I saw this on ebay. It looks like a German bow with the wrong frog thrown on it and an ebony...
Forum: Classical and Symphony Bass Playing 04-05-2010, 12:59 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 15,074
Posted By John Delventhal
Bow grips are very personal. Even the same grips...

Bow grips are very personal. Even the same grips can have little things that are very different about them. Like with a grip on the stick, the middle finger placement could be slightly on the hair...
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 04-03-2010, 10:17 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,268
Posted By John Delventhal
Hey Ken, Your Sue Lipkins "Ode to Sartory"...

Hey Ken,

Your Sue Lipkins "Ode to Sartory" bow is one of the few Lipkins bows I've had the chance to play. I believe you let me play it with your Martini when I visited the shop a while back. I...
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 04-03-2010, 07:06 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,268
Posted By John Delventhal
I ask because I contacted Sue Lipkins about...

I ask because I contacted Sue Lipkins about getting on her waiting list and briefly talked with her about what I would like out of a bow. Not that I would ask her to put a silver tip on my ordered...
Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc) 04-03-2010, 06:29 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 8,268
Posted By John Delventhal
Silver Tipped Bows

What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of having a silver tip on your bow? Is it all for balance/weight or does aesthetics and tone come into play here as well?
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-21-2010, 07:51 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,303
Posted By John Delventhal
Sorry, caught my mix up of tiger and quilted...

Sorry, caught my mix up of tiger and quilted maple a little too late.
Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade 03-21-2010, 07:40 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 19,303
Posted By John Delventhal
Ken is this it?

Is this it on Ebay right now! A little over one day left by seller, epmbassgroup. Maybe not this one is tiger maple.
...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 03-21-2010, 05:19 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,553
Posted By John Delventhal
So long story short...my friend missed his...

So long story short...my friend missed his opportunity with this instrument. He went in to take a few photos just to find out that they sold the bass the day before. He was going to trade in a...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 03-15-2010, 06:59 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 6,781
Posted By John Delventhal
Older bass? Looks like it has a newer back to me....

Older bass? Looks like it has a newer back to me. The top may have just been repaired a bunch, can't see why. Just joking! I also find it pretty funny that the only time the bass gets banged is when...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 03-15-2010, 03:18 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,553
Posted By John Delventhal
Okay so correct me if I am wrong but what I got...

Okay so correct me if I am wrong but what I got from that is this...

Leon Mortin learned from the Vuillaume School along with Claudot and Bazin. And was most likely a later successor to Jean...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 03-14-2010, 11:49 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,553
Posted By John Delventhal
I may have some photos in the next couple of...

I may have some photos in the next couple of days. If I'm lucky, tomorrow!

For now, I would just like to learn more about this specific maker. After I get a hold of some photos we can have a...
Forum: Double Bass Talk in General 03-14-2010, 10:45 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,553
Posted By John Delventhal
Leon Mortin??? Anyone have any info on his basses?

I can't find much on this guy....not even in my copy of "Looking At The Double Bass"

Leon Mortin - French maker late 1800s early 1900s. The only basses and info I can find are on these two pages...
Showing results 1 to 20 of 20

 
Forum Jump

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 03:06 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.7.2
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright © 2007 - Ken Smith Basses, LTD. (All Rights Reserved)