Bass activities at VSA Convention

[Jay VandeKopple]

I've been working with the Program Committee for the upcoming November VSA Convention (Nov. 7 - 12, 2010) in Cleveland, OH. We've got a number of bass activities planned and I wanted to let you know. I think you'll find it quite interesting.

Robbie McIntosh will talk about "Re-arching a Bass Top" on Monday, 3:30 - 4:15.

Jim Ham, David Gage, and I will give a "Report on the First VSA/Oberlin Bass Workshop" on Tuesday, 1:30 - 2:15.

Then we'll have a Bass Forum on Tuesday, 3:30 - 4:30. Several bass luthiers will give a show-and-tell about jigs, tools, and techniques.

David Gage will have a talk on "Contemporary Setup for String Bass" on Wednesday, 2:45 - 3:30.

And we'll end up the week with two talks about bass design:

Arnold Schnitzer is called "Up from the Depths," and he'll talk about double bass design considerations for modern-day playing. This is on Friday, 2:30 - 3:15.

Jim Ham will follow this with his talk on "The Lighter Side of Ergonomics" on Friday 3:15 - 4:30.

I think we've got some great talks that you won't want to miss.

In addition, we've let all the vendors know that we're planning on more bass activity this year. I expect that will result in more bass products available. I think you'll find that worthwhile as well.

This is also a competition year, so I'm looking forward to entries by our fellow luthiers.

Hope to see you in November. Please come and support your fellow bass luthiers. Registration information is available on the VSA website (www.vsa.to).

Take care,
Jay