Recent content by Mary Ann

True. I just checked the website and I assumed that the regular Houston Symphony tickets downtown at Jones Hall would be prohibitively expensive but the front row all the way on the ends is only $25 per seat. Very interesting. We might be looking at the bass players' backs there but it's...

Last night I took my daughter, the 14 year old bass player, and my 81 year old mom to see the Houston Symphony. They do their New Year’s Eve concert in the northern ‘burbs of Houston just a couple of miles from our house so we didn’t even have to drive downtown. I made sure to get tickets on...

I ordered a Presto CB 50 from Fretwell and it arrived today. It is currently under the Christmas tree for my daughter so I haven't even seen it yet though. :) I tried to order the Upton Deluxe but it was out of stock so I went with the Presto for only $139 plus $20 shipping and extremely...

My daughter loves her wheel from Lemur. Very convenient for long trips back and forth through large high schools for concerts and contests while also lugging stool, music stand and music. She can use it either with or without the bag on and it's easy to stash in a drawstring backpack while...

I had seen your post on the bag so I went to the Steve Swan website but they don't list the bag. I'll email him and see if he'll sell the bag and ship it. I found the Presto CB50 at fretwell for $139. Love the handles.

As usual you guys are awesome sources of information. The basses from Lisle are supposed to be set-up with Helicore Orchestral strings. I found this silk color chart on the D'Addario website: [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] My daughter's strings are Helicore Pizzacato strings going by...

Thanks for the info about the rosin build up. The good news is that my daughter loves her new bass. It sounds good and looks good too. It will be interesting to hear what her private instructor says about it on Wed. Aaron, let me know if you get any ideas on what a 409 Christopher is...

I exchanged my daughter's Christopher Academy 1/2 today for a 3/4 rental so we can leisurely shop for a bass. The bass is labeled: 3/4 Double Bass Christopher Hybrid Carved Top No. 409-0742T Made in China Lisle Violin Shop Houston & Pasadena The only sticker is from the shop...

Hi Chris Club, My 14 year old daughter is currently playing a 1/2 Academy and I think I'm going to order her a 3/4 Pro Hybrid 300 series violin shape semi-gloss. Lisle Violin in Houston will order it for $3100 and we have a $1200+ rental credit to subtract from that. Would you consider...

Eric H, the Uptons do look nice for the money. We'll check them out when we get a chance to go to Boston. Just to clarify I was trying to avoid Chinese basses, not imported basses. That's odd. Someone mentioned the TMEA Convention in San Antonio in early 2011 but the post seems to be...

Thank you all for your kind words but this is just part of being a parent. When she started learning guitar I learned about those. When the younger one started surfing I learned about surfboards. Sailing. Drums. Bass. Same thing. Right now the younger one is starting to play lacrosse so...

"All of those things will fit in a decent sized station wagon (Dodge magnum, any volvo wagon[I like the older 940], etc.), with decent (2-3) passenger seats. Just out of curiosity how big did you go?" --------------------------- He tried a Ford Flex wagon but thought it unwieldy on the road...

My husband just bought a new car and he wanted a small SUV but it had to be big enough to haul our kid's double bass! We measured potential vehicles to make sure it would fit. We are dumb parents. We should have encouraged the kids to play flute, collect stamps and knit instead of bass...

Thanks to everyone for the responses. On Friday we went into Houston and went to Lisle Violin on Bissonnet. They did not have any ¾ size basses in the store. They called their Pasadena location and they also had zero ¾ basses in stock. I was very surprised. They said they would be happy to...

In Houston kids pay about $60 per month to rent a Christopher chinese laminate bass that is set-up and insured for maintenance and repairs. That money will go toward the purchase of a nicer bass so might be a good way for you to go if you can come up with the monthly fee. We haul the bass...