Sound clip of my bass

[darrenmolnar]

Hey all,
Well it's been a year or two at least since I've posted anything, so I don't know if many will remember me. I had to start a new account, I couldn't figure out how to log in today.
The forum was a huge help in guiding me through two bass builds, and I finally have a sound clip of the second bass so I thought I'd share the results of all your help. A big thanks once again.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-XvDYhhfKY

[dmot002]

Very nice Indeed .

[drurb]

I get the feeling you could make just about any bass sound good! Still, you and that one sound fantastic!

[rgarcia26]

beautiful music, beautiful bass…. Thanks for sharing

[1st Bass]

That is the owner of the bass playing it, not the maker...see the name?

Darren, is the #1 bass still locked away? That was a sad story.

[agreatheight]

Very nice!

[drurb]

Originally Posted by 1st Bass

That is the owner of the bass playing it, not the maker...see the name?

Darren, is the #1 bass still locked away? That was a sad story.

My mistake. My comment still stands for the player in the video and the bass.

[darrenmolnar]

Thanks All, here is Richards bio, http://www.saskatoonsymphony.org/ind...-carnegie.html
You're right drub, he's a great player who could make a washtub sound fantastic
Still locked away Chet.

[1st Bass]

That is really sad. How many hours do you reckon you spent building that one? And how many on the second one?

[Jake deVilliers]

Hey Darren, nice to see you posting!

That bass sounds really good - looks great too. I was just mentioning your violins to a customer at the store the other day. Nice work.

[forester]

Hey Darren, nice to see you posting!

+1
that bass has show and go... i can still see the pretty corners on that first one.

[JoeDeF]

Nice bass, nice playing, nice music! Great job!

The bridge looks a bit unusual (at least as well as I can tell on YouTube) - did you cut off the "arms," and if so, how did it change the sound?

Joe

[darrenmolnar]

Originally Posted by 1st Bass

That is really sad. How many hours do you reckon you spent building that one? And how many on the second one?

It's funny, I remember thinking the builds took forever, as I was making them. But, looking back they don't seem so bad now. The first one took longer for sure, I made the design from scratch and all that. And it had violin style corners as well as a carved back. Add to that the time I spent in bed from throwing my back out carving the front. This second one has gamba corners and a flat back so I found it easier over-all. But between other repairs and commisions for violins,a viola and one cello, they each took about a year each, if I remember correctly.
Don't tell my wife, but I actually have an itch to make another one

[darrenmolnar]

Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers

Hey Darren, nice to see you posting!

That bass sounds really good - looks great too. I was just mentioning your violins to a customer at the store the other day. Nice work.

Thanks Jake! that is really appreciated!

[darrenmolnar]

Originally Posted by JoeDeF

Nice bass, nice playing, nice music! Great job!

The bridge looks a bit unusual (at least as well as I can tell on YouTube) - did you cut off the "arms," and if so, how did it change the sound?

Joe

Thanks Joe, yes the bridge did have its wings cut off. Richard was a student of Joel Quarington, who is an advocate of wingless bridges. It added a brightness and clarity to the notes that I think added a nice character to the bass overall. I'm actually going to cut a more traditional bridge for it soon, just so he has a broader range of colours to play with.

[darrenmolnar]

Thanks again everyone for the warm responses!