You mentioned on the page that you use the stand rather than a quiver because of the difference this makes in the sound of the bass. Try taking off the bib (that you also mention) and see what the bass sounds like.
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Double Bass Question regarding Bow Quivers
- Thread starter MikeBarber
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One of the guys at David Gage (Joe? Help me out, Ed) hand tools quivers that are works of art and the best functioning quivers I've seen. Each one is unique.
This is exactly like the one that Ray used to sell......I mean the idea of course. I understand yours is custom!Brent Nussey said:
- Mar 1, 2002
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Brent?.. It your bow stand padded to protect the Tip of the bow from being scratched or from the stick it self from scratches or mars?
Brent...thanks for the idea for the bow stand.
I just went out to the garage and knocked a rough one together from stuff I had lying around. Half a mailing tube, a chunk of plywood, a screw and washer to hold the tube end to the board.
Use Pliobond to glue the tube to the cap and the board. Put in a couple of pieces of foam on the bottom. Stuck some strips of felt onto the bottom to keep it from rattling on a concrete floor where I'll be playing in a pit orchestra.
I've added a quick photo, too. If this works out, I'll give it a coat of flat black paint (cat won't enjoy this one, but then, I have a dog!).
I just went out to the garage and knocked a rough one together from stuff I had lying around. Half a mailing tube, a chunk of plywood, a screw and washer to hold the tube end to the board.
Use Pliobond to glue the tube to the cap and the board. Put in a couple of pieces of foam on the bottom. Stuck some strips of felt onto the bottom to keep it from rattling on a concrete floor where I'll be playing in a pit orchestra.
I've added a quick photo, too. If this works out, I'll give it a coat of flat black paint (cat won't enjoy this one, but then, I have a dog!).
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Very nice, but one question; how tall are you? I'm 6'4" and I have my endpin out around 10", so the only way this would work for me is if I had it on a foot stool or milkcrate.
greitzer said:
A way you can solve this problem is by getting some of that felt with an adhesive back. Just cut a piece for the back of the quiver, so it doesn't make a noise when it hits the bass.
Although functional, it seems like alot of work. I just used the bottom half of a cheap music stand and stuck a piece of bent coat hanger wire in the tube where the music holder goes. The bow hangs loose and free by the frog.
why not just hang the coat hanger across the lip of the stand you're music's on? one less stand to carry around 
hmm...good point, I don't normally use my bow on my jazz gigs anyway, but i do have a bent coat hanger hanging from my music stand for my bow for practicing and even for my orchestral concerts at school
I saw Lynn Seaton recently and noticed that he was using a shotgun holder tied to his tailpiece as a bow quiver. It held the bow at a slightly less vertical angle which seemed to facilitate quick removal. I didn't get a chance to look too closely, but I'm positive it was a shotgun or rifle holster...fancy burnishing and all. The more pressing question is, "Who is the fastest draw in the West?"
Steve Meashey uses a bow and arrow quiver, it has real nice burnings on it, says he's had it forever...got it at a sporting goods store.
