Recent content by Birkerts

Thanks, that is helpful! I will definitely try Corellis (maybe the forte guage?) but for auditions I'm going to try the Evahs so my sound doesn't change TOO much in the next couple months. Your playing is great! You make that head seem easy... can you tell me about your tailpiece? I haven't seen...

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Thanks again for the input! I think for now I'm going to try the Evah weichs, but Corellis will surely come up in future experimentation. lloydjgoldstein, its great to hear your thoughts! When I play arco it's actually more frequently in a solo context than orchestral. At some point I would...

I have a set of factory new Zyex strings, medium guage that I'm not intending to put on my bass. I'll sell them for $100 + whatever shipping is. Also available: well used Obligatos. Prices are negotiable...

You're very good! I'm working on that now, thanks to Rabbath and a cellist named David Finckel. This was my first time doing a "real" recording and being kind of nervous didn't help the tension in my arm. My Obligatos are about two years of heavy playing old now, so its obviously time for new...

Thanks for the helpful feedback! I know that I have had a weird reaction to obligatos. I only know that I much prefer to play on basses where the strings have felt softer. My obligatos are verging on spirocore mittels on some days, as far as stiffness. Does anyone know how the Evah solo set...

It might help to have some samples of my sound: Birkerts's sounds on SoundCloud A Nightengale Sang in Berkeley Square has an arco opening - that's about the best sound I've been able to get out of these strings/my instrument. My teachers who have played it haven't done much better. I'd love...

I'm looking for opinions on Evah Pirazzi Weichs vs. Corellis (370m? 370f?). I play Obligatos right now, and while I like the pizz tone for jazz on my bass they feel stiff and the arco is scratchy - and I'm not new to the bow. The strings can't be stiff, and they must have excellent bowed...

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