Recent content by Zach S

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    Double Bass Buzz...

    Scratch that it only changes by dampening the back. I suspect I must have a loose seem or something because specifically if I place my knee or hand while someone else plays the A string right on the back by my C bout it stops the buzz/rattle. It will stop with dampening the back behind the sound...
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    Double Bass Buzz...

    Thanks guys! Some really good stuff to try out. So I get the buzzing sound with pizz or arco on the open A string. It's more pronounced on a pizz but there's zero buzz no matter how loud I play the A stopped on the E string. It almost seems to be stopped as long as there's something dampening...
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    Double Bass Buzz...

    So I've been playing a Shen Rogeri for a number of years (a decent bass but too long for my liking) and I've been encountering a buzzing sound that comes and goes. It has been coming more than going these days. Mostly it occurs playing the open A string especially when playing pizz. At first I...