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Was afraid to Bill, just got in there with a toothbrush. I also posted on the double bass forum and one comment was “And I paid extra to have the tuners on both of my basses "antiqued."
My double bass (also called a bass, bass violin, string bass, upright) was built in 1936 in Germany. Post WWII, many of these German-made instruments found their way to the growing US. In 1979 my dad bought this bass at Weisshaar’s on Larchment Blvd, (not fully appreciated by me until later in life; I thought a car woulda been a better buy ). I met old man Hans at the store and played the instrument reasonably well, so he let us purchase it. Dad made me pay for the bow and the canvas case. I played in orchestras thru college, picked up the bass guitar for a few years, but have returned to the upright bass for its rich tones and resonance that only carved wood can produce.
It’s not a Wilfer, but I hope it was carved in a similar workshop.
Learning on classical music as a 3rd grader, both bow (ARCO) and finger picking (Pizzicato) were taught since the music designates what's required. I play at church these days and use pizz. for a softer sound and bow when competing with the choir/piano accompanist at full tilt. Luckily the low tones cut thru the vocals so no amplification is needed. Local management (pastor) doesn't like acoustic guitars, so no strummers. 80 gets to play Clarinet one Sun. a month with the youth. Since moving out here I've been trying to: get my fingers and arms in shape, improve intonation at the lower end, remember appropriate fingerings and thumb placement using my old lesson book. Simandl is perfect for bass calestenics and finger memory (there are no frets to aide intonation). I was surprised to find this book written in the 1800's is still the 'go to' book for learning string bass. Few talk about Suzuki which I thought replaced all old methods in the 70's?
Even better, now on YouTube, Simandl's etudes are available to help, not the case back when I was learning with limited private instruction. My local mentor was an old, jovial Basque teacher whose voice registered lower than the instrument.
Took a Tig welding class this spring at the local JC. I’ve only tried stick welding in the past 30yrs so this has been a learning experience for me and a ton of fun. We’ve gone thru mild steel, multiple passes, saw blades, sheet metal, stainless, and now 3003 Al. It’s all about the puddle, so true. For testing, we weld in various positions. Here’s my F4 (Upside down) on 1/8”. Slowly getting better.
Lol, my uneven stack of nickels, dimes and pennies. A good group of young guys in the class, funny to hear them talk about their lives and futures. The only other ‘white hair’ in class is the instructor.
My local JC has the same issue, so they also offer mid-quarter classes, only 8 weeks long, 3hrs per class. That’s good ‘cause it takes me 30 mins before I have the machine set up, tungsten sharp, and the metal clean.
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). I met old man Hans at the store and played the instrument reasonably well, so he let us purchase it. Dad made me pay for the bow and the canvas case. I played in orchestras thru college, picked up the bass guitar for a few years, but have returned to the upright bass for its rich tones and resonance that only carved wood can produce.
