Recent content by DizzyK2

The trio of basses in our group all drive a 4Runner, Volvo XC90 and a Toyota Sienna minivan. I've gotten to the point that once my daughter moves to 3/4 size from her 1/2 size, I'm going to have to put one of the seats down in my 4Runner. I've been making do with just putting the middle down...

My daughter recently played a trio with her group. Both other girls had 3/4's basses and my daughter had a 1/2 size. The problem they were having was one of volume from the 1/2 size. Since my daughter had the solo part of the music, there were some sound balancing issues. I finally suggested...

When we rented our 1/4, we were lucky enough to have a fully carved bass with an awesome tone. So my daughter is actually used to a fully carved bass for the past year. We just checked with her private teacher and she prefers the tone of a full carved for my daughter's current skill level...

John, Thank you so much for your input. She currently has a private teacher who also teaches her two other best friends who also play the bass. The 3 girls go to all the auditions together and are in the same local youth orchestra (Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra - PVYO). We'll check with her...

My daughter has been playing bass for over a year now after transitioning from cello. We've been renting a 1/4 bass for her the whole time. She now needs to move up a size. The bass shop ran the numbers and it was cheaper to purchase the 1/2 with our current built up credit than to rent it...