Hi everyone
Just registered and thought I'd introduce myself. First off all let me tell you that I am not a bass player (my daughter is). She had been playing a 1/2 size laminate borrowed from the the school until I stumbled across a 'bargain' just before Christmas which I couldn't refuse. A friend of a friend wanted to sell a Double Bass which had been sitting in his loft for a number of years. His asking price was £250 ($350??) and I managed to beat him down to £230. Before passing the money on to him I took it to a Lluthier which said that it is a 1950s Checzh made Bass. It is fully carved with a pine top and maple ribs and back. I had to spend £150 to have it re-setup and replace the tuning pegs and end pin. It has a label that says 'Selmer London, made in Checkoslovakia'.
Anyway I've gone off the subject. Since I got hold of this bass I have become obsessed with double basses and their sound. Apart frrom the fact that I love the sound I just want to know everything about them.
Apart from looking and reading about double bass I am also heavily involved with a charity, BOYM (Brentwood Orchestras for Young Musicians
www.boym.org.uk), this is an organization which looks after some 300 children (from 6/7 to 17) subdivided in six orchestras according to their age and ability. I arrange music and organize concerts and trips for the them alongside the normal day to day running.
Ken I would like your experienced comments on the bass.
Thank you
Nello