The Octobass – a Story by Jonathon Dunford

As a subscriber to many different email lists, I receive news and commentary on many subjects, and occasionally come across several worth sharing. Jonathon Dunford wrote about an experience while working in the Paris museum. This is the same museum where the Octobass...

Bass shot of the day

Double bass luthier James Condino (also available in our luthier directory) sent me this photo of an early 1930s Alcoa aluminum bass that has been fully polished for the blinding stage effect:Related Posts:Strollin’ Down the RiverExtreme Off-RoadingDouble basses...

JazzDoubleBass.com

August 6th will mark the launch of what promises to be a very interesting new resource for jazz double bassists. JazzDoubleBass.com promises to:provide a meeting place for exchanges of opinions, ideas and material;provide an educational resource for all levels of Jazz...

BassGirls.com Monthly for sale

This news item may be of possible interest to some readers out there. BassGirls.com, a magazine devoted to profiling female bassists (mainly electric at present), is putting their site up for sale. They write:For personal reasons, we have decided to offer this...

Subscribing explained in plain English

I stumbled upon the following video while visiting Blogging Basics 101. It clearly and cleverly explains the reasons why one should subscribe to blogs, what that term actually means, and how to go about doing it. It also mentions Google Reader, my favorite RSS...