Karr/Dimoff vomit exercise

[Matthew Heintz]

I recently downloaded Dimoff's warmups on doublebassblog.org. I was wondering if ya'll could explain how Karr and/or Dimoff do their "vomit" exercises. Specifically, Dimoff's exercises use various finger combinations 1-1, 2-1, 2-4 etc... But also 1-3 and 2-3. Does he use the third finger in the lower octave or is that only in the upper octave?

I only briefly saw Gary perform these exercises at a master class in 1994 or '95, and he was focused primarily on bow speed and placement. Faster bow, nearer the bridge on higher notes. Slower bow, further away from bridge on lower notes. Anything else that he emphasizes during these exercises?

Re the (unfortunate) description of the exercise: it comes from Gary himself or at least I personally heard him describe it as such on at least a couple occasions. I believe that it originates from Gary's class where he has a group of students performing the glissandos at the same time. You can also see the term used on Max's exercises and in his interview at doublebassblog.org. See http://doublebassblog.org/wp-content...ff-warmups.pdf.