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Frits
 Post subject: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 6th, 2013, 10:24 am 
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Here's me after a concert enjoying a nice Belgian brown (trappiste) beer. I play in a 15-piece chamber music ensemble but my favourite quartet is a manouche/musette setting. Bass is a grand V. Panormo copy (more or less) with a nicely flamed maple (round) back and violin corners. String length is 107 cm. Bass is quite large in proportions but this makes for a very profound focused tone, ideal for acoustic jazz. Build project by a Belgian luthier started back in 1999 and ended in 2002. Soooo nice to closely monitor each step during manufacturing. Quite an adventure too!!! Enjoy!
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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 6th, 2013, 10:30 am 
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Beautiful. I have a lowly Shen ply bass. Welcome to the board. :)

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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 6th, 2013, 11:17 am 
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Great picture!
Welcome to LeftyBassist!

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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 6th, 2013, 11:58 pm 
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Great photo! Beautiful bass. But given the background history on it, couldn't you find another foot rest somewhere? ;)
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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 15th, 2013, 8:04 am 
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No prob - won't hurt the bass at all. Built sturdy enough! Any more lefty double bassists out there? As for professional lefty double bassists, I know at least 2: Joris Teepe and Chris Jennings, but there are more!
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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 16th, 2013, 2:33 am 
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I'm in !
(but you've already know it :D )
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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 16th, 2013, 9:25 am 
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bajito wrote:
I'm in !
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what's that white stuff in front of the upright? :shock:


j/k
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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 17th, 2013, 4:15 am 
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AzWhoFan wrote:
bajito wrote:
I'm in !
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what's that white stuff in front of the upright? :shock:


j/k


Must be diffuser material of some sort to mute the highs!

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 Post subject: Re: My left-handed (upright) double bass
PostPosted: March 17th, 2013, 5:53 am 
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That's just a 3 sheet piece... ;-) Very nice study on modes actually.
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