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Freezer can totally work to slow aging, but you have to use the right material for the wrap. Cling wrap and food storage bags of today... -
flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass Dragonetti(?) Bow.Thats what is usually referred to as Dragonetti Bow. As far as i know, contemporary bass bows from Dragonettis lifetime usually had clip...
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flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass Aquila Deep Red Guts - Anyone tried them yet?.They bow fine. If you can bow gut strings. Shifting feels pleasant, because the surface is very smooth. Be careful with white bow hairs...
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flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass Spirocores... dammit.I tried orchestra-pitched Spirocore Solo E (F#) and A (B) under plain gut D & G. I can't find a soundpost placement that allows the E &...
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flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass Rosin Invaders.Carlson or Nyman?
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Enjoy: Rosin Invaders
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After revisiting this post, I pulled mine out to play - I have a few hollow-body basses.. but this one sounds the best and is the most...
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I have a bow made of Bloodwood. In one of the Discover Double Bass courses, David Allen Moore describes bloodwood as a...
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flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass String choice for low bow pressure.Update: I tried Spirocore Solo 4/4 E (F#) & A (B), Evah Pirazzi Slap E & A. Also Flexocor Deluxe Solo E (F#) & A (B). With the Spiros...
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flixbass replied to the thread Opening a Can of Worms....A little afterthought: i sporadically check the marked for Musima instruments in Germany. Since reading this thread, i payed a bit more...
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flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass Fingerboard-eating gut strings.My hands develop severe skin rash whenever i look at one of those things ;)
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flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass Fingerboard-eating gut strings.The fingerboard of N°1 is Walnut, N°2 is Maple (acer pseudoplatanus, which is softer than "rock maple"). No gut frets. The coating gives...
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flixbass replied to the thread Jazz Guitarist Learning Upright confused.A few more thoughts: Simandl is just one proponent of a large family tree of double bass pedagogy stemming from the prague conservatory...
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flixbass replied to the thread Double Bass NY Times on Pernambucco.I wonder if the larger part of forest depletion occured even before pernambucco became the wood of choice for bowmakers. It was...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/arts/music/pernambuco-wood-bows.html?unlocked_article_code=1.xlA.frl1.WJb8s3OjRm-x&smid=url-share...
