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Connecting => Miscellaneous => Topic started by: jazzyvee on March 20, 2013, 06:33:58 AM
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Jazzyvee
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Whodda thunk it!
Bill, tgo
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I used to carry my upright, my electric a 4 space rack, a 15 cab and a 210 cab in my early 80's Honda Civic 2 door--it's easy with a hatchback. A much more impressive feat is how I get my upright into my 4 door no hatchback Mercury Mystique.
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(Message edited by mario farufyno on March 20, 2013)
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I had a friend who carried his upright in an earlier VW beetle. He used to open passanger's window to get space enough for the neck pass trough. Gigs just on clear sky nights...
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My 3/4 size upright will fit in a 1993 Jeep Wrangler with the top ON.
However, I have to remove the passenger seat to accomplish the task.
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My old bass teacher used to get his 7/8 upright into a small 1970s BMW. it was like watching a Doug Henning show.
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That's great! I LOVE those Smart cars, but people are always saying I could never have one because I play upright.
Take that naysayers!
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Cool video!
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I bought a double bass towards the end of last year and also have a smart car and good to know I can take it to a gig in my car when I learn to play it.
Jazzyvee
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I recently sold a drum kit to a guy who fit it all into a porsche 911; we were both saying it should be in an ad...I was surprised...Tony
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I think I've said it before, but I'll say it again: 3 adults (2 of us 5' 11), a D-28, a mandolin, and a case and a half of imported beer in a Spitfire - with the top up. Hey, you brag what you can.
Peter
ps - The Spitfire was Triumph, not Supermarine.
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Peter:
I'll bet the three of you were very friendly. lol
Bill, tgo
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The non-5' 11 person was of the XX persuasion (that's chromosomes, not size). I, alas, was the driver. Mick enjoyed it more than I.
Peter
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Here are a couple of pics I took when I packed my double bass into the car to take it for a setup.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/165448.jpg)
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/165449.jpg)
I was surprised it went in so easliy. I just had to put something on the dashboard to protect it from the tuners. Jazzyvee
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Jazzyvee ,
Congratulations .
I found that the logistics involved with my double bass were a real challenge for me . But you have now beaten that aspect it appears.
Best of luck on the setup There are bridges available with height adjustment if that interests you.
Certainly now you will soon have gained the reputation as a fine double bassist as well as your established electric bass credits .
Splendid !!!
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I still don't know how to play it really.The the strings were far too high off the fingerboard so after a long chat with the repair man, not sure what you call fixers of classical instruments like those, it needs the sound post fitting into the right place, the bridge lowered and profiled, ( it was actually on the wrong way round), the fingerboard needs some relief so it's going to be shaved down to lower the action, nut lowered and new lower tension lighter gauge strings.
Other than that he said the bass is a pretty decent model worth far more than what I paid for it on ebay. Although there is a badly stuck on antoni sticker inside he reliably told me it is NOT an antoni. The sticker was probably put on to help the bass sell.
It has had some professional work done on it previous to me owning it and he thinks the cost and nature of the work, had it been an antoni would not have been cost effective. The back of the neck had been thinned and reprofiled and to compensate, an impressively thick slab of ebony was used on the fingerboard.
He thinks it's more than likely to be a 1950's GIbson bass due to the style of headstock, neck joint, internals and the width and style of the upper body of the bass. So It seems i may have dropped good fortune on yet another bass. :-)
For the adjustable bridge, it was pretty expensive to change to one of those and his advice was that it's cheaper to trim down the one I have now as its far too high and enough wood to work with.
Jazzyvee
(Message edited by jazzyvee on June 10, 2013)
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Jazzyvee
A Gibson Double Bass , Cool !
Mine was an old Baliol I was told. It was made in the UK . I was told it was sort of a UK Kay. There is a long repair story behind it that I will spare you from in order not to hijack this thread.
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Cool pics!
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V... not sure what you call fixers of classical instruments like those.
he's a Luthier :-)
It's really cool that you're playing upright now. Something i've always wanted to try but i can't justify spending the money (at least that's what senior management says)
Graeme
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Thanks for the vote of encouragement but I'm not actually playing it as such, more playing with it. So Im not any way further forward than you would be in that respect.
I couldn't really justify spending much on one either. Fortunately I got it cheap (around ?300)on ebay with some gig money that was burning a hole in my pocket. I do however have a tutor all lined up for when I get it back from being fixed but will I have time?
Good that you seem to be getting into another style of playing bass with that Dead covers band.
Maybe you will get some gigs further south of the border too.
Jazzyvee