Double Bass Gary Ritter Strings

[bobsax]

I just saw an Eminence EUB that's being sold by Gary Ritter with Gary Ritter strings. Anybody familiar with them?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Electric-UP...aultDomain_0&hash=item1e6fcb89f9#ht_500wt_922

btw Jake
I searched and found nada

 

[Tommy el Gato]

Looks like "Gary Ritter Strings" is the name of the business. The bass in the picture appears to be strung up with D'Addario Helicores.

 

[Ben Rolston]

+1

Gary lives close to me, and thats just the name of his business

 

[bobsax]

thanks for clearing that up guys
Interesting marketing
I think it's the first time I saw someone put their biz name in the auction title. Maybe he knows something we don't

 

[heavytrash13]

Gary does excellent work--he really bailed me out when my jan kriml hybrid exploded on tour in Detroit.

 

[MomTheRoadie]

We live near Gary Ritter Strings too. He did some work on my son's Chinese laminate that really seemed to improve the sound.(new end pin and tail wire) We also bought a decent French bow from Gary.

PS - Ben, my son now has a NS Cleveland too.

 

[404usernamenotfound]

I bought my first bass from him... And then he sold my high school an instrument that was basically unplayable, for more than I paid for mine. I haven't been to him in years- quite a bad experience.

 

[bobsax]

I think dealers often sell to schools for top price, perhaps because they have to service the instruments?
I think sometimes there may be some "sweetheart deals" between band directors and music stores.
Did your HS orchestra ever buy from him again?

 

[Jake deVilliers]

I think dealers often sell to schools for top price, perhaps because they have to service the instruments?
I think sometimes there may be some "sweetheart deals" between band directors and music stores.
Did your HS orchestra ever buy from him again?

It might be better to frame your suppositions as questions from those who know. Otherwise, your comments tend to look like 'projection'.

I don't know about all stores, but the one that I work at bends over backwards to help the schools keep their music programs alive. Most school boards in the Lower Mainland have abandoned strings in the schools (many have no music programs whatsoever) because of budget cutbacks but the ones that remain get deep discounts on instruments, parts and repair/service work.

If there aren't kids learning to enjoy music, there won't be musical customers in the future...

 

[bobsax]

I bought my first bass from him... And then he sold my high school an instrument that was basically unplayable, for more than I paid for mine. I haven't been to him in years- quite a bad experience.

It might be better to frame your suppositions as questions from those who know. Otherwise, your comments tend to look like 'projection'.

Jake
I was trying to give the benefit of the doubt to Mr Ritter regarding skyre12's comments.
I'm sorry if it appeared (to you) that I was being critical.


btw
Mods, this thread was posted here because I thought that Gary Ritter Strings were actually strings. It is in fact a business so if there is an area here at TalkBass regarding opinions on businesses then I suggest this thread be moved to it.

 

[404usernamenotfound]

My apologies for going off topic- I seemed to slip past what the OP actually was

 

[JCW308]

Gary Ritter Strings still OK to deal with? I'm thinking about buying a bass from them. Thanks

 

[RHA III]

I bought a cello and bow from Gary a year and a half ago. He's an old pro who can do set-ups in his sleep, but is quite deaf now...
He told me he would do an appraisal of the instrument for insurance purposes and never followed thru with that.

 

[JCW308]

I bought a cello and bow from Gary a year and a half ago. He's an old pro who can do set-ups in his sleep, but is quite deaf now...
He told me he would do an appraisal of the instrument for insurance purposes and never followed thru with that.

OK thanks. I'm thinking about buying an NS Design CR4 Radius from him off of eBay (brand new).

 

[JCW308]

Any more comments about Gary Ritter Strings? I placed the order for the bass. He said it was the "last one" and in stock in his shop. "A beauty" he said. Then he re-listed the same bass again online, and my bass never shipped.....also he is not responding to my questions about it. Being very vague and not answering my specific questions about what is going on.