Burns-bass Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Hi all, I'm about to start researching a book all about double bass and need to increase my library. This isn't so much about playing, technique etc (although useful) but about history and construction. I know some of these books can be expensive and rare, but let me know what you might suggest as I certainly don't have a comprehensive list just yet. This isn't a wanted ad (I have posted one), but about crowd sourcing appropriate sources. I won't go into detail, but feel free to DM if you want to chat or have any recommendations etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBags Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 One of my favourite books is "Looking at the Double Bass" by Raymond Elgar. 1967 "A reference dictionary of Double Bass makers of the world including the Italian makers with 160 illustrations of important bass instruments." A picture of the cover of our copy is here: [url="https://www.bassbags.co.uk/looking-double-bass-raymond-elgar/"]https://www.bassbags.co.uk/looking-double-bass-raymond-elgar/[/url] Good luck with your research and writing your book. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrkelly Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 'A New History of the Double Bass' by Paul Brun is definitely worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheG Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Yeah I second - [font="helvetica, arial, sans-serif"][color="#282828"]A New History of the Double Bass! I happened to see one in a library and picked it up thinking it may be more relevant to classical but found it very informative and interesting. Excellent![/color][/font] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Fantastic. I've got the Brun book and I agree it's fantastic. Its actually quite rare. I've not managed to track down the Elgar book yet, but I'm sure I will. Thanks for the kind words. The book is in development, so no structure yet just research. Will update in the new year when it's taken more shape. Keep the recommendations coming people! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilp Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) The Elgar book is one of 3 volumes he wrote about the double bass. I have that one and one of the other two. Can't recall the titles off the top of my head, but I'd like to complete the set sometime Edited October 18, 2017 by neilp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 This is a good read: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Art-Double-Bass-Playing/dp/087487081X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burns-bass Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Thanks Gareth, that's one I haven't seen. I'm working on another book at the moment, so this is taking a back seat until January next year. I've tracked down one of the Elgar books, two more to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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