Rosie C
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Carbon fibre bow, twin bow case & composite bow I've not bowed my upright a lot - I've mostly played bluegrass and jazz with it. So it seems likely the buyer will know more about bows than I do - so feel free to ask questions or ask for different photos. I'd very much prefer collection - I'm in the Chepstow area - not far from Bristol and Newport. Carbon fibre bow Made by "Roth & Junius", 3/4 size, ebony frog, natural hair. Bought in 2020 from Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/gb/roth_junius_rjb_carbon_bass_bow_3_4f_bk.htm Condition is generally good, the leatherette near the frog is lifting slightly. Gewa Maestro Double Bass Bow Case Fits two bass bows (German or French) Wood construction with leatherette finish Also bought from Thomann: https://www.thomann.de/gb/gewa_maestro_double_bass_bow_case.htm Decent condition, mostly used to store bows in the house. Composite bow I don't really know much about it, it came 'free' with my double bass, and I kept it in the case as a spare in case my carbon bow ever broke. -
I had similar - a faulty IEM amplifier, Thoman said they'd just send a replacement and to keep the faulty unit for 6 months in case the replacement developed a similar fault, then dispose of it.
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Lugging a double bass is rarely fun, and I can't change my car without taking it along to check the size. But I love the "theatre" an upright adds to a performance, and I love the 'thump' that they have. I just have a cheap unbranded one, but it sounds pretty good.
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It's the Widders Border Morris in Chepstow. I've only just joined - quite a new thing for me, but a lot of fun. So far I played recorder and mandocello with them, but I'll be taking my double bass along at some point. I love playing it but I'm getting a touch of arthritis in my hands lately and I find I know about it the day after playing double bass
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It seems it's traditional to post an introduction. I've played bass since school in the 1980s when a friend loaned me a bass and said if I could play it I could join his band. I played on and off, only really rock covers, never going past the fifth fret until a few years ago when a friend dragged me along to his community jazz band. That was a bit of a step up, I moved on to double bass, joined a bluegrass band, but found the double bass too hard on my hands. I bought a Fender acoustic bass but found it very quiet, but that got me into mandolins, and the string instrument I actually play most at the moment is mandocello, which I've lately been playing in a Morris side, and also at our local church. I'm at kind of a crossroads with bass playing at the moment, not in a Robert Johnson way, but in a sort of "been there, done that" sort of frame of mind. Maybe this group will give me some enthusiasm.
