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11-16-2012, 06:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Boston, MA | | | Arnold Schnitzer's #30 wins highest honors, for tone
Noticed this on Ken Smith's site. Does it belong in "Setup and Repair," "Strings," or here? Maybe all of the above?
Anyway, I read the following, this morning:
"Posted by Arnold Schnitzer, in the "Orchestral Strings" thread:
I'm happy to report that the re-formulated Pirastro Passiones are a winner. When I recently strung up my #30 bass, I tried several different sets of strings; old and new BelCantos, Flexacore Originals and Deluxe, then the Passiones.
These strings have the same ease of bowing as the BelCantos, but have a wider dynamic range and a bit less tension. I sometimes buck the trend at competitions, as it has become the norm to string up with BelCantos. Yesterday I learned that my #30 bass had won a Silver medal for Tone at the Violin Society of America maker's competition (the highest tone award) with the Passiones, so I will continue to buck when warranted. Thanks to my friend and colleague, Jay VandeKopple, for suggesting these strings for this bass."
(Here's a link to the original post) http://www.smithbassforums.com/showt...5732#post25732
Congratulations, to Arnold Schnitzer!
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11-16-2012, 07:03 PM
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11-16-2012, 07:23 PM
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11-16-2012, 07:57 PM
| | Spruce dork | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asheville, nc | | | 'Way to go Arnold!!!!
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11-16-2012, 08:31 PM
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Seth Kimmel also won a Silver Medal for tone with his bass #24, a Milanese model.
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11-16-2012, 08:38 PM
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Way to go, Arnold!  |
11-17-2012, 07:29 AM
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Despite his passion for building fine basses he still has time to answer questions on this forum and from e mails from those of us far less skilled. It's much appreciated.
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11-17-2012, 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by martinc  Congratulations Arnold!
Despite his passion for building fine basses he still has time to answer questions on this forum and from e mails from those of us far less skilled. It's much appreciated. | +1
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11-17-2012, 10:17 AM
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11-17-2012, 11:52 AM
|  | Student of Life Forum Administrator | | Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Louisville, KY | | No pics, no #30.  |
11-17-2012, 01:16 PM
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Very kindly so, here ya go....
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11-17-2012, 01:21 PM
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11-17-2012, 01:27 PM
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Yeth...
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11-17-2012, 02:28 PM
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Hell yeth. |
11-17-2012, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Chris Fitzgerald
Hell yeth. | Yers's bigger than mine, DURRL.....dammit. I will say this though, and kindly so: Arnold is the man. I've been involved in bass luthierie for many years and even had some basses out there with my name on them but Arnold's work is a whole other animal. Pricision from top to bottom, the very best machines, fingerboards and tailpieces and no chance of failure because he knows what jazz and classical players demand from a top grade double bass.
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11-17-2012, 03:24 PM
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11-17-2012, 04:21 PM
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11-17-2012, 04:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Treyzer | There is! 
Congrats, Arnold!
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11-17-2012, 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by martinc Congratulations Arnold!
Despite his passion for building fine basses he still has time to answer questions on this forum and from e mails from those of us far less skilled. It's much appreciated. | True -- in my case, wholly without skill, but with success due to excellent advisors.
It's a wonderful thing to see the good guy come out on top. I tip my hat, sir.
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11-17-2012, 11:30 PM
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