Pittsburgh Symphony Principal Bassist Jeff Turner (also a former Contrabass Conversations interview guest) is hosting the Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium this month. Jeff writes: Dear Friends, I am very excited about the upcoming Pittsburgh Double Bass Symposium at...
Jacque Harper of the Chicago Bass Ensemble (and a former Contrabass Conversations guest) recently sent me a link to my sleeping profile on sleepingtime.org. This service looks at your 200 most recent tweets and determines when you probably sleep. It pegged me exactly!...
We just wrapped up the March raffle for the Upton Bass Revolution Solo Pickup and got a lot of great gig stories in the process. The topic for the month of April is the following: What double bass strings are your current favorite… and why? The rules used for...
Former International Society of Bassists fellow board member Thierry Barbe asked me to pass along the following information about the Saubrigues-Capbreton Bass Festival this August: 20th International double bass festival of Saubrigues-Capbreton August 2010 The 20th...
Dan Krekeler of the Metropolitan Opera (and former Contrabass Conversations guest) is selling his Bernardel bass: Phone: 646.391.7392 e-mail: dkrekeler -at- gmail.com Size: 7/8 Date made: ca. 1830 – 1850 Papers: Appraisal from David Gage String Length: 41 3/4...
