I had a lesson with a new adult student this past week. The lesson went really well, but it seemed like the bow was having a hard time grabbing the string. I asked her if I could try the bow, and I immediately noticed that the hair seemed old. Very...
Jean-Yves Bénichou (member of the Strasbourg Philharmonic and author of the recent article on polishing ebony fingerboards on this blog) recently sent me a link to this wonderful rendition of the Hans Fryba Suite by double bassist Christophe Dinaut.This is, in my...
I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback on my most recent Road Warrior Without an Expense Account post. This series is wrapping up (two more installments to go), and these last two articles will have a more positive and constructive orientation.If you haven’t...
There has been some really positive feedback coming in about the latest Ira Gold Contrabass Conversations interview. People seem to be really getting a lot out of hearing advice from this excellent performer. It is great to hear how people are enjoying these episodes...
Of interest to bass nerds only:I just put up scale sheets for all three octave major scales. These sheets have no fingerings at all, allowing for teachers and students to add their own fingerings as they see fit. I have had several requests for this kind of scale...
