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July
7-10 2007 National Bass Workshop
Venue: Concordia College Music Centre
Carpark: Balmoral Street, Highgate, SA
Highlights in the Chapel
Saturday 7th July
1.15 pm Master class Cost $10 Marian Heckenberg
7.30 pm Concert Nicholas Walker & Jason Hammond $20/$15
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Nicholas Walker is a sensational performer with youthful
disregard for
convention and technical limitations. He is a virtuoso double
bassist, prize winning composer and multi-instrumentalist
who is equally at home playing jazz in the clubs of New
York (his home town) or on stage performing a solo classical
recital.
Sunday 8th July
1.15 pm Free Master Class with Nicholas Walker
Confused by all the different types of strings, pickups,
amplifiers, bows and basses etc. etc
Nicholas will be playing basses with Velvet, D’Addario
& Corelli strings through Acoustic Image and Schertler
amplifiers with a variety of pickups and microphones and
chatting in his relaxed style about what purpose all these
choices serve. Guaranteed to be informative and entertaining.
Monday 9th July
1.15pm Master Class Nicholas Walker Cost $10
Developing creative technique for bassists.
Tuesday 10th July
3.00pm Free afternoon concert featuring faculty and students.
To
purchase Master Class or Concert tickets online click on
this text.
There are no student places left at the workshop however
there are 2 places left in the teacher’s course and
there are still places for auditors.
DIY
Bass Care
Lubricating
your strings with some graphite will help you get
rich and play better???
Get
rich? Well not exactly but it will save you destroying
strings and warping your bridge which are expensive
purchases.
Everyone
has seen bridges that are bent and strings that are
unwinding where they pass over the bridge. These things
can be avoided easily by loosening each string one
at a time and with a HB pencil blacken the
slot where the string runs through the bridge and
at the end of the finger board, the nut. Make sure
the string passes through the slot easily before retuning.
If the string catches or is tight then the slot will
need filing. Never take all the strings off at once
as this can cause the sound post to fall over.
Every
day the strings exert pressure on the bridge pulling
it one way or another. Sometimes it is you tuning
the bass and other times it is the weather causing
the bass to expand and contract. This generally pulls
the bridge forward towards the player and if the tension
is not released it will warp the bridge. Once the
strings are lubricated you will be able to push gently
but firmly on the top of the bridge and release the
tension. (Ask someone who knows if you are unsure
how to do this)This will help your bass vibrate easier
and save you money. However if your bridge is already
bent it's too late. Go and see your local luthier.
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