Recent content by Hank Hirsh

i just ordered Zyex strings. i will give you my novice opinion when i get them up and running.

thank you my friend. it hasn't come through yet but i will get back to you when it does. h

I just bought (ordered) a set of D'Addario Zyex strings. i have never put strings on a bass before. it seems pretty straightforward, but i wouldn't want to trash them by doing something stupid. i would appreciate any advice about what to do and not to do when putting them on. i would...

You said that this seems counter intuitive to you, but that's perhaps because you are focusing on moving the bow with your fingers rather than reacting to the movement in the arm. Try taking a glass in your right hand and loosely holding the glass with your fingers loosely touching the side and...

so, the bow should remain flat on the string being played? not inverted on down and everted on up bow? are there also different takes on that? thanks hank

if i start in down bow position, with my frog close to the fleshy part of my palm, than as i begin the stroke my hand should extend? then, as i "push" away in up bow i grip the bow so that the frog is closer to the palm of my hand? is it possible to have such motion when playing faster...

i am sure he knows what he is talking about. i am asking you guys if i understand correctly. it seems counterintuitive to me to be extending the hand on down bow as i am pulling and gripping in up bow motion, pulling the frog toward the palm of my hand. is that what it is?

hi my teacher is telling me to hold the bow so that i push out on up bow and draw in on down bow. also, the bow should be slightly turned inward for down bow (toward the top) and outward for up bow. i can deal with it on long tones, but can't seem to make it right on 8th notes. is it...

Thanks guys. at least i know i am not committing some travesty in tradition. i will keep at it. thanks again for your responses. peace hank

Hi do German bow players sit down? when i play the E string the bow wants to hit my knee. i tried playing with my daughter's french style violin bow and didn't encounter the problem. i have tried various angles and distances without much satisfaction. different angles seem to affect my...

check out Mingus and Friends in Concert. he does a great duo with tenor saxophonist Gene Ammons.

thanks Marcus h

Dave, fancy meeting you here. i think it will be a while, but i am on the case. let's hang out some time. h

Thanks Calivox i will let you know how it goes. hank

can anyone offer suggestions for improving two-finger walking and soloing technique? i want to develop speed and eveness. is there a text similar to Hanon for piano? i am studying Simandl and Rufus Reid as well as reading and transcribing great solos. thanks for your help hank hirsh Link...