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Hi all, This may not pertain a lot to playing technique, but I think it has everything to do with orchestral playing, and I am wondering if anyone has experience in this. In the unlikely but conceivable event of an end pin malfunction (e.g. the locking mechanism fails and the bass suddenly sinks...

Hi all, So my group is playing Tchaikovsky 2, and in the last movement, before the coda, our conductor decided make his statement by cutting the fermata very short. The site (attached) sits across a page turn, so we only have a fraction of a second to turn the page before launching into some...

Hi all, I have played in orchestra for some years, but there are still some question regarding on-stage practices I have not been able find answer for, and I would love to get some input on them. 1) The use of bow quiver I loved the quiver, but I have noticed that the bass sections of two of...

Hi, I recently performed Mendelssohn's Ruy Blas overture with my school orchestra. While most things in there didn't post much of a trouble, there are these fast arpeggios in the coda section that would span all four strings, like the attached photo. How am I supposed to approach this...

Hi, My orchestra in which I play the principle bass came down to a situation in which half of the section plays german bow and another half plays french bow. Being on the French bow camp I tend to prescribe bowings that facilitate french bow playing. Recently we run into slightly more demanding...

Hi everyone, Being the only bassist that tackle the difficult licks in orchestral repertoires in 20-mile radius, I am not sure where I am as far as technique is concerned, neither do I knew whether I am entitled to have such concerns, having been the principal bass in my college orchestra...