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    Bow hair hanks

    in EUB and Double Bass

    Posted

    On 10/10/2023 at 21:09, knirirr said:

    The reason I was looking at going to the chap who can't get the black hair is that his shop is easy to visit in person; I'm less keen on posting my bow.

     

    Whereabouts in Oxfordshire are you? There are top bow people in Oxford.

    Selling Cellos

    in Other Instruments

    Posted · Edited by Johncee

    Can you give more details about the "teaching" cello?

     

    Edit: It's OK, I found it on Musical Chairs.

     

    Pretty sure I could find a home for this in Sheffield, if you struggle to sell it locally. 

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    viagra boys?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 25/09/2023 at 23:57, Gasman said:

    New band to me, but amazing - the bass player on 'Research Chemicals' live at Glasto certainly earned his $$! From  what I've just listened to I'd say a mixture of Marilyn Manson, Captain Beefheart and the  Blockheads with great vids. Thanks for posting!

     

    Definitely some early 70s Hawkwind (!) and Iggy & the Stooges in there too.

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    Took my cello to a luthier...

    in Other Instruments

    Posted · Edited by Johncee

    I’m an orchestral strings luthier. I won’t comment on how much a professional colleague charges for their work, but for those who ask the question “how hard can it be” ? please consider the following:

     

    The trade price of a good  quality cello bridge is about £45 (B—grade)£65 (A-grade). Fitting the bridge is rarely straightforward. Compensations have to be made for often-encountered non-standard situations, such as strange placement of the bass bar, misaligned and wonky necks, neck angles, strange body dimensions, etc etc. The feet have to fit perfectly for optimum sound and playability, and the right amount of wood taken off to leave the correct amount of wood above the heart (and to compensate for the problems above you might have to deliberately cut more wood off one foot than the other), and it has to stand at the correct angle.  You have to know by how much to pre-tension the legs so that the bridge still fits when string pressure is applied. The top of the bridge needs to be shaped to allow clean bowing of all strings, and to avoid bow contact with the treble side c-bout in some cases. Using a template for shaping is just the starting point here- it needs to be dialled in for each individual case. The bridge needs to be arched properly to combine structural strength with best acoustic performance.  Just the right amount of wood is removed from every single surface of the bridge blank. And if you’re working to professional standards, it has to look pretty at the end of it.

     

    All in all  it’s a good half day’s work. Possibly more in tricky cases. So put in a reasonable hourly  labour charge for work by a highly skilled craftsperson, and you can “do the math” yourself. 🙂

    Ashdown Rootmaster RM-500-EVO Head - *SOLD*

    in Amps and Cabs For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Johncee

    Ashdown Rootmaster 500W head for sale, great condition and all working as it should

    Recently fitted with Papst high quality fan and bypass switch for noise-free home/studio use.

    Collection from Sheffield, or fully insured postage to mainland UK for additional £20. Will post non-insured (it'll be very well packed) free of charge at the asking price, if you're happy to risk it.

     

     

     

     

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    Got a Sire V7 5 string for £240

    in Bass Guitars

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    Great buy. It's the more expensive swamp ash version and also seems to have had the horrible plastic knobs upgraded. I had a V7 for a while and although it wasn't for me (prefer closer string spacing and flatter fingerboard) it was amazing quality for the money.

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    All the gear and no idea....

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    On 13/05/2023 at 07:55, itu said:

    Relative things: take a look at the price of a recorder, then find the price of a top end cello bow.

    Alternatively, take a look at the price of a basic Chinese cello bow, then find the price of a top end recorder.😋

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    Chic Dance Dance Dance, octave speed

    in Theory and Technique

    Posted · Edited by Johncee

    On 03/04/2023 at 20:47, iconic said:

     

    Any advice on how to nail it?

    I think the guy in the clip is using 3 finger plucking. Which just takes good old fashioned practice...🙂

    I think this is the only way to play this finger style. Others may disagree, but it's the only way I can do it. "Everybody Dance" is (a bit) easier - you could try starting with that?

    Unfortunately, it'll never look as cool as chucking 😃

    Sterling by MusicMan Ray 35, Honeyburst - *SOLD*

    in Basses For Sale

    Posted · Edited by Johncee

    SBMM Ray 35 in Honeyburst with matching headstock. Excellent, unmarked condition. Recent set up and fret work by Jon Shuker - plays beautifully. Strung with fairly recent DR Lo Riders.

    This is the top of the range Sterling by MusicMan model that now retails for about £1.4k, the only difference is that current models come with roasted maple necks. Same string spacing (17.5 mm), nut width (45mm),  bridge design and 3 band electronics design as USA SR5.

    Weight is 10lb 8oz.

    Collection from Sheffield. I'm also in Manchester most Saturdays so could deliver there also. Will post at cost if required.

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    Even Now Music Can Still Shock

    in General Discussion

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    3 hours ago, Leonard Smalls said:

    Indeed! Being shocked implies having experienced something that is definitely different and puts you outside your comfort zone. Being good at something relatively "normal" isn't really shocking.

    This is just a little more shocking:

     

     

    As is this!

     

     

    Both interesting. But what's shocking about them?

     

    Bridge crack - glue it or kill it?

    in EUB and Double Bass

    Posted

    On 07/11/2022 at 13:56, Johncee said:

    I think it's important not to confuse the cheap superglue you buy from the newsagents with high spec products like Loctite 401, which is superb for bonding clean breaks in all wood species I've tried it on,  including tropical hardwoods like pernambuco. Most bow makers/repairers I know have it in their toolbox. 

    As a PS to this, I just wanted to point out the need to be aware of fake products, which abound on eBay and Amazon. If the price looks too good to be true, it probably is!

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