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This from Expert Village on t'internet ! [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKyf1smYvpU[/media]

I give my bass a good wipe down after every playing to remove grease and rosin - little and often works for me. For cleaning the fingerboard you can also use [url="http://www.tesco.com/direct/dunlop-fretboard-65-ultimate-lemon-oil/175-8388.prd?pageLevel=&skuId=175-8388&kpid=175-8388"]lemon oil[/url] which not only cleans and degreases but also leaves you with a nice sheen.

You could use white spirit but be very careful as can dissolve some varnishes. Much nicer and kinder is [url="http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/261277949591?var=gv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&_lwgsi=y&cbt=y&lpid=65&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=65&ff19=0"]citrasolv [/url] its a natural degreaser and is risk free.

Great stuff Adrian ...do you fancy posting that link in the DB and EUB section too ? ...and welcome to BC !

[url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=copzj_wnZPY"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=copzj_wnZPY[/url]

[quote name='hamster' post='2223335'] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I think we have the gist of what this guy does now. For those fans of his work, you can still search eBay for the latest offerings but I think it's time to put this subject to bed now.[/font][/color] [/quote] Sums it up really.

Loving that 4th photo !

...I kind of would have put money on that ! See you there !

Thanks FLoyd for the Youtube post - not seen Mr McT's bass-scores transcriptions before - very enjoyable to read the piece and of course hear his wonderful playing at the same time! When it comes to figuring out where one wants to study, its a real privilege in the UK to have such diversity and choices available as Andrew has listed above. You pays your money - you chose where and with whom you study ! ...plus you have to be successful in getting in ! ...so much respect and kudos to anyone taking their playing to this level of expertise.

...and a Claude Marchand Bow !

[quote name='FLoydElgar' timestamp='1380218418' post='2222515'] You can get bursarys from uni to fund instruments... I know thats what I'm going to do when I get to the academy [/quote] ....so there may be a Bryant coming up for sale in the near future after all !

[quote name='Tait' timestamp='1380212299' post='2222411'] How do you mean use my arm weight? How could I use the arm to pivot the bow to keep it straight? [/quote] Hope this helps explain.. [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVUQTw-7ysM&feature=player_embedded#t=94"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVUQTw-7ysM&feature=player_embedded#t=94[/url]

BTW what books have you been reading ?

Practice just holding your bow for long periods of time - watching tv for example. The thumb wants to be bent into the frog rather than being rigid and stuck out . I suspect that you may be trying to apply force with your hand muscles when you bow. You should use your arm weight . Theres a lot to get under your belt when you start bowing - it would be good to take the plunge and get some lessons at least to start with so that you can play pain free and get a half decent sound. Good luck with it ! The other thing to try is playing with a German bow - its not as hard to deal with the overhand grip of a French bow when you first start out however the world is split by those who swear that French Bows give better finesse and those who say not !.

I have spent a lifetime trying to master but a simple 4 stringed beast !

[quote name='lowlandtrees' timestamp='1380200960' post='2222216'] Not sure if I have attached the file correctly but was wondering if anyone recognised these strings. They appear pretty high tension to me.[attachment=144648:20130926_124504.jpg] [/quote] Look like Thomastic ends .

yes 3 so far , ...FLoyd, Sylvia you around for this one?

[quote name='itsat34' timestamp='1380197858' post='2222161'] Booked! I'll be the man with the flat cap(really) and the impressed look on his face. Maybe all those BCs who are going should have a way of recognition? (apart from vacant look, dragging knuckles, etc) ;-) [/quote] ...thats T'other forum where they make sound with electricity and strap their horizontal instruments to their bellies ! Look forward to seeing you there !

[quote name='ras52' timestamp='1380192338' post='2222041'] I've got a bass In a bit of a state There's a tear up the front It's red and black I've had it for months If you think it could look good Then I guess it should [/quote] ...Id give it to you if I could but I sold it on e-bay

Is the opposite to relicing delicing? There seems to be crafty little monkeys hard at work in both

Interesting to see such diversity in strings but as Clarky's suggestion it would be interesting to see why it is that people have settled for their particular strings? Here I am thinking of tension that makes the bass sing or growl, comfort, that 'certain' sound, volume, tone, for arco work, etc For me I love Kaplans ( medium tension ) - great for a rich bowed sound and similar to Belcantos and Evas , but also on my 104cm bass sound great pizz.

Keeping an eye on the bigger picture of JIm's idea is whats important - the bass playing community 'stepping up to the line' to raise money to fight cancer. The concept and spirit of that idea is fantastic ! I have had nothing but an excellent experience from getting involved and it felt kind of cool to be the next in line from Donnyboy after Rhino had signed the bass - even cooler now with more 'celeb' signatures! So, once more I take my hat off to praise Jim and everyone who is contributing in any positive way they can to help fight this horrible disease whether they be 'famous' or 'infamous' , whether they have raised a bucket load of cash or helped push the cause to a wider audience! I salute you BC community !

Could be Correllis - perhaps you could post some photos in the String Identifier thread? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/209121-string-identifier/

They will be no longer than that !

Can you show a photograph of the label and the interior showing the construction + some externals ? Not heard of Hans Pfanbuer - my complete guess without seeing any pictures is that the bass is most likely to come from the 'Egerland' production area. This was the Bohemian region of the Austro Hungarian empire where there were many many small family run luthiers making instruments before and after the turn of the century - a really troubled area which changed its political identity, nationality and governance several times over but a few decades ( now the Czech Republic, but used to be part of Germany , and before that Austria !) . A lot of small producers of instruments floundered during these political reshakes - this might be an useful insight into the history of the area http://www.otto-jos-klier.de/chronicle_e.html If Hans Pfanbuer were a well known luthier there would be plenty of info out there ! It could also be the label of a luthier who has restored or worked on the bass in the past.