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when basses double as hurdles

September 20, 2007 at 10:50 PM

In case you have ever pondered jumping over a string bass, I will save you from hypothesizing about the potential results. 1 Evil Knievel wannabe attempting to hurdle a bass (a 7th grader who has forgotten how big 7th grade feet are) = 1 bass with fingerboard knocked off, the lower back totally unglued, and a wayward soundpost. Happened in Jazz band class (with different teacher). The jumping student was a saxophonist. My bass student who likes to tell me every day how she'd rather be in drama now gets to have some.
From Pauline Lerner
Posted on September 21, 2007 at 5:11 PM
I have an adult beginner who is learning to play her father's violin. When she and her brother were young, they performed similar antics on the violin. They left a huge crack on the top of the violin and other, smaller bits of damage. Almost miraculously, a local luthier repaired the violin, and it sounds very good.
From Terez Mertes
Posted on September 24, 2007 at 2:01 PM
Oh... OUCH. And ditto on Pauline's story.

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