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Shen SB200 double bass in excellent condition. This is fully carved spruce top, ebony tailpiece/fingerboard and willow sides/back. I have it for 2 years and it has really opened up. The endpin has been upgraded to a high-quality, German endpin by Goetz. It has also been drilled to take a wooden...

I've been listening non stop to Christian McBride's album conversations from 2011. What's the Bach piece that he and Regina Carter use to improvise on the track Fat Bach and Greens? I love what they've done with it.

I am thinking about attending but debating if I'd get much value given that I've only been playing for about a year and the long drive from Toronto. the chance of seeing Rabbath live is very enticing.

what's the contact info to order Sonores? I'd like to try the Rabbath set. Is anybody using these?

the bent endpin helps me to get full hair on all strings.

I am starting to go through the exercises in first position on Rabbath's first book and his sound in the accompanying CD is so beautiful and clean. it has no grainniness for lack of a better word, like he is playing harmonics in each note. I know he does advocate for little to no rosin. is that...

Thanks. It sounds like a fun piece to play so I'll get the book.

I meant what's is this classical piece.

Hi guys, does anyone recognize the piece at the beginning of this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4koOknUPS-w comments are disabled so I can't ask the poster. thanks, Herbet

thanks guys. it sounds like a lot of trouble and expensive considering I'd have to buy a flight case. is there a safe way to ship the instrument?

Hi guys, I live in Canada and am planning to get a bass from France in the near future. How would you go about bringing something like that back? Has anyone here done it? Most airlines seem not to accept as checked baggage even by paying extra fees. thanks , Herbet

thanks guys. I forgot to mention that I do already have an all-wood Laborie endpin installed. In a hunch today I've tried wrapping a small microfiber cloth around each aluminum adjuster and it does significantly reduces brightness. The adjusters haven't been needed once I've settled on a...