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Just Back From ISB '07
I spent most of the week at the ISB convention in Oklahoma City. It was great! I was supposed to compete in the maker's competition but my bass sold a few weeks earlier and the new owner preferred the bass stay with him. David Gage put my Ergonomic III on display and it got lots of positive feedback. Having no selling booth, I was free to roam as I pleased. I saw some amazing instruments and heard some of the best classical and jazz playing ever. Unfortunately my luggage (and golf clubs) showed up two days after me, but in the end it all worked out. One of the highlights of the week was Nick Lloyd being presented (and surprised) at the awards ceremony with a special award for facilitating the Katrina bass project. Another was my pal Chris Roberts receiving a Silver medal for tone, which I predicted after hearing the competition basses. Andrew Kohn blew me away with a class and performance on extended serial music for bass. Volkan Orhan put on a masterful, soulful recital, as did Jeff Bradetich. Ben Williams, Robert Hurst and Rufus Reid laid down some swinging jazz. Joel Quarrington brought the house down with perhaps the best classical solo playing I have ever heard (tuned in fifths!). Etc., etc.
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I'd like to have heard that speech. Uh...Uh...Uh...I don't know what to say......
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Salutations from the Land of Cows Phil Maneri Chief Cook and Bottle Washer Fifth Avenue Fret Shop Columbus, OH USA |
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Nick was not allowed to speak. These people are not stupid . Madeline Crouch, ISB Coordinator, put it in perspective: "...we were able to put 13 bass players back to work". 'Nuff said. We proud, Nnick.
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Arnold,
Was Jeff using his wooden end pin at his recital. When I was at UNT, a little over a month ago, he was using a type of plug-in wooden end pin and I was wondering if you had any opinions as to the benefits of using wood over steel. When I had a lesson with Paul Ellison at Rice last fall, he was using an oak laborie-style end pin (it looked like a fat pool cue) and he said that it was a kind of extension of the physical instrument to the ground -- more so than the more common carbon fiber rod. Here's a picture of Mr. Ellison and his end pin at a masterclass in Austin: http://www.bassodyssey.org/images/paul_in_class_1.jpg |
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Is that a Quenoil bass Paul is playing? |
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I got back form ISB this afternoon and had a wonderful time. They were so many great performances, it was almost overwhelming, but I have to say, Garcia-Fons really took the cake in that regard. There were a lot of wonderful basses, and I played on as many as I could, including Arnold's ergonomic. While a lot of the basses sounded good, I think my favorite was the larger of the two Ham basses. It played so easily and had a very pleasing tone to me. I feel like I've been in a completley seperate world this past week and it's been great.
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wooden endpin
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Anyone know of where they can be bought? Or is it something to make customised? |
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rabbath flight case
By the way Arnold did you happen to check out the Flight cases?
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I saw the Rabbath case. It seemed crude.
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Just back!
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Ok, so the party is over now and your back to work, right? 24/7 on my Hart Bass? 12/6 maybe? Close.. |
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