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Double Bass First URB lesson tomorrow

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I bought a used Palatino EUB and it was delivered last Friday, Mar 21. The bass needs some attention, the G-string buzzes and I'm raising the action slowly.

Tomorrow I have my first lesson with an URB teacher. Starting with the bow first, pizz later. The first step into a whole new world still shrouded in mist.

Ed S.
 
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Ed, enjoy. You might want to think about renting a double bass (upright bass) to learn on, rather than the EUB. Bowing on an EUB is a whole different thing, although if you're going to stick with EUB then it makes sense to learn on it. And EUBs are a lot easier to lug around...

On the other hand, having read your profile, if your elbow is only 90% recovered, bowing could be tough no matter which type of instrument you're using. Was it your bowing elbow that you hurt?
 
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chuck1073 said:
Best of luck and..enjoy!

I think you may find that starting arco on an EUB is a bit of a challenge...I did the same on my Bugbass while I was waiting for my DB to be finished. Hard to play the bow on an instrument as shallow as an EUB when seated.
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You are right on the money. Bowing on the EUB is a challenge. It was a great lesson. Learned to tune with harmonics from the G-string down to the E-string. Those "7th" & "5th" frets are way up there.

Ed
 
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Guess we're both on line at the same time here.
On the plus of starting arco on EUB is the ability to practice a bit more quietly....BIG time important if you have family around. I was able to play loud passages/more bow speed without rattling the walls. I would still get razzed though...the wife would ask "are you going to catterwall now?" :)

BTW - Which elbow? What bow style?
Be careful. I gave myself tendonitis with the german bow.
My bad technique...not the bow. I'm back "sawing away" happily now.
 
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greitzer said:
Ed, enjoy. You might want to think about renting a double bass (upright bass) to learn on, rather than the EUB. Bowing on an EUB is a whole different thing, although if you're going to stick with EUB then it makes sense to learn on it. And EUBs are a lot easier to lug around...

On the other hand, having read your profile, if your elbow is only 90% recovered, bowing could be tough no matter which type of instrument you're using. Was it your bowing elbow that you hurt?
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It was my left elbow. I started weight training last September and even the last bit of discomfort is almost gone. I have been working out mindful of the ligaments and connective tissue more than the muscles.

I think I will need to rent a double bass. Bowing the EUB was a challenge. Learning to hold the bow and actually bow the strings was enlightening. Tone production is now with the bow - bow position, bow pressure and speed, while on classical guitar it is the nail-flesh sweet spot.

I will spend the next 2 weeks working on tone and bowing technique of switching between strings and up/down direction. I also see how I need to work from the start with the metronome with bowing.

Great teacher.

A whole new world has opened up for me.

Ed S.
 

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