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  1. Large instrument, small person
  2. Bent neck and/or fingerboard
  3. A difficult instrument to learn?
  4. Differences between amateurs and others
  5. co-principle
  6. fingering question
  7. Nerves?
  8. Grading
  9. 7/8 -> 3/4?
  10. Handel's Messiah. Continuo vs Ripieno
  11. A few questions...
  12. Full Circle sound
  13. On practicing
  14. Bass playing notes.
  15. Joel DiBartolo, may he RIP
  16. Exercises to keep bow straight
  17. Scale length?
  18. Pivoting-- What is it and is it bad for a beginner ?
  19. Why not using 3 finger?
  20. Determining angle for laborie endpin
  21. Fingerings
  22. Concert Band
  23. Frustrated with Bass
  24. Starting young players on bass guitar to lead to Double Bass
  25. String Advice
  26. Playing style advice for Mozart, Strauss & Beethoven
  27. french bow and thumb
  28. Really bad hand cramps.
  29. question on markings and dating an Upright
  30. Practising without thumb on neck?
  31. Quick Question About Finishes
  32. is this a kay?
  33. High pitch playing.
  34. Unusual Bass Playing on YouTube
  35. BA, BM, MM, on any bass in all genres
  36. why can't I pull the fundamental, why am I pulling the harmonic?
  37. Left Hand - 1st finger collapsing under double stops
  38. Firebird
  39. Double Bass & Electronics
  40. Some tips\comments?
  41. Teachers in SF Bay Area?
  42. Teachers in NYC
  43. Teacher for old guy?
  44. German and French bow
  45. Are my strings too tight?
  46. Vibrato in the middle of the fingerboard
  47. ohms?????????
  48. Glaesel Bass
  49. Tough Question on College Students
  50. quick bowing question
  51. Standing position...
  52. Programme for beginners
  53. Newbie question on "bouncing bow"
  54. virtuosity
  55. Sitting position
  56. intonation problem bowing
  57. need help indentifying an old bass
  58. Is Tucson strictly a French town?
  59. Hey Pat, how do I ship a double bass?
  60. requirements for college
  61. Thompson Mail Order or Engelhardt
  62. help with Bottesini's Fsharp concerto
  63. Hardest Bottesini "non-concerto" work
  64. Southern Arizona Instructors
  65. Hybrid vs. Laminate
  66. Bach suites, all over the net...
  67. Missing accidentals in Yorke Edition Bottesini
  68. Rabbath& Simandl
  69. Bass Shipping
  70. Berlioz Roman Carnival- stroke- speed
  71. Double Bass to Bass Guitar
  72. tutti...Solo...vn concerto
  73. brass plated mute
  74. violist wishing to start double bass
  75. Playing in tune?
  76. what strategy would you recommend?
  77. left hand thumb
  78. buying an upright
  79. sitting position
  80. how to NOT rush
  81. Advice to an aspiring young bass player
  82. Half size double
  83. music notation question
  84. Rabbath's recommendation for playing scales
  85. Fingering for Marcello in F
  86. Where to find charts?
  87. E. Ratez
  88. The famouse solo in E minor
  89. Laborie for a 4/4 size bass?
  90. rabbath concerto no. 3
  91. Curved vs. a use of flat-finger approach
  92. Bach
  93. Dragonetti Waltzes
  94. Rumano Solano Basses
  95. Daily Pizz & Arco Use, a Priority
  96. elbow pain
  97. Rabbath Teacher in NC
  98. Breathing
  99. left arm pain
  100. Humidifiers
  101. Is third finger taboo?
  102. snare drumhead that attaches to uprightbass
  103. 4 Year Undergrad Curriculum for Double Bass
  104. Strings
  105. Thumb Position Form
  106. 4/4 double bass
  107. Bowing indications
  108. things I could practice without a double bass?
  109. bow hold
  110. Basses
  111. orchestral sound
  112. Sperger Sonata No. 1 in D major info
  113. Practice Suggestions
  114. bridge tilt question
  115. Sperger Competition
  116. Good Amateur Orchestras in Tucson or Albuquerque?
  117. Right shoulder pain
  118. Proper Standing Position
  119. Finger Pain
  120. Newbie
  121. Bass teacher in Phoenix?
  122. Rabbath and Eb Neck
  123. Double Bass Concertos
  124. Bass solo with scales
  125. Fingerboard, positions, notes ...
  126. Taking up double bass from bass guitar
  127. University Jazz Programs in California Area
  128. getting kids interested in playing double bass
  129. Right forearm stamina
  130. "Rabbath school" bow technique
  131. Wanting to know More
  132. The Eggpin - Need some Guidance!
  133. Arizona Bass Players Incorporating
  134. bass cases
  135. Cello Suites...which edition?
  136. Arizona Bass Player's Festival and Workshop
  137. Speed and different keys
  138. Jacob Horst laminate bass?
  139. SWR 350X amphead
  140. old upright
  141. Carbon graphite double bass?
  142. Teaching Rabbath
  143. Looking to buy 1st bass
  144. 1952 kay must be opened for repair of back board
  145. Young beginner?
  146. The Five String Double Bass in North America
  147. Your Teaching
  148. Practicing classical and jazz
  149. Rabbath
  150. How to Develop More Speed?
  151. 3/4 to 5/8
  152. spicatto
  153. Guidelines for orchestral bowing
  154. Best strings for Arco and Pizzicato
  155. French grip frustrations
  156. Questions about Practicing
  157. Double bass "balancing"
  158. learning to use a low C extension
  159. angled endpins
  160. Dear Mr. Neher: Double Bass post-highscool
  161. CHINESSE CONTREBASSE
  162. The "process" of practicing
  163. What kind of bass? How much should I pay?
  164. Hi Pat
  165. Classical instruction / Jazz instruction
  166. How Long Should Beginners Practice
  167. Practicing Scales & Arpeggios
  168. Kind of
  169. Definition of Being a Good Bassist
  170. Numb Spot
  171. Common Rep
  172. posture etc
  173. trying to find a manual
  174. I need to know!
  175. double bass teacher
  176. Learning Orchestral Rep
  177. Introduction: Patrick Neher and This Forum