Aug. 13th, 2010

Like every summer, it was a bit quiet in the Lefty-scene, but the future will promise a lot of work. However, there are again some news to report:

Not only the preparations for the "Second Lefty Bass Day" at the CMS music store in Duisburg / Germany needs a lot of time,

but also many (double-) bassplayers are on tour with the bands.

A devoted therefrom problem I would like to solve with your help. More on this later.

Please welcome new friends and left-handed bassplayers from all over the world! They send me theire informations for a personal website:

Herbert Reichardt / Germany

Alfi Mañas Alpañez / France

Hernán Silvio Merlos / Argentina

Chris Jennings / France

Sanford Santacroce / USA

Tamar Nugis / Estonia

Gergely Szabó / Hungary

updated websites:

Kenneth Fraser / Canada

Alexander Rass / Germany

Paulo Canassa / Brazil

In addition, other Lefties have reported and asked to be included in the lists. Thank you all very much!

<----- Armin Klopfer brought me my 1973 Gibson LBO lefthand!

1973 Gibson EBO
It is the last of the 27 ever produced lefthand Gibson EBO walnut!
Only 11 pieces of lefthand Gibson EBO Cherry were produced after this between 1976 and 1979!
This rare piece of music history brought me Armin Klopfer a few days ago. Negotiations on this bass extended over more than 9 months and it took thousands of miles and crossing the half-globe, I was allowed to take up this bass (and Armin of course too) in his arms! This EBO is in a such excellent condition as it will probably be almost impossible to find.
I like to thank Armin Klopfer and Ray DiNardo for all they have done for me!
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These emails reached me a few days ago:

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Joris Teepe from New York is looking for a lefty double bass to rent or borrow in North Carolina!

He´s doing gigs in Grantsboro and Aberdeen. So any help is appreciated!

The concert dates are November 5 and 6, 2010

More info at joristeepe.com

Hello,
We are a musical society that is hosting the Matt Savage Trio in Nov. His bass player suggested we ask you if you have any members in the Eastern NC area from whom we can rent a bass. We are in Oriental, NC, near New Bern.
If you can send word out to see if anyone is in this area (include Little Washington, Greenville, Jacksonville, Morehead City areas, that would be great.)
Thank you.

Marsha Luhrs
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Marsha Luhrs
252-617-5960

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Hubert Döring has brought me with his email to an idea!

The idea!
That doublebass players have very big problem with the transport of their instruments, is known. In particular, the charges for a flight are unimaginably large, apart from the risk of a damage. I get more and more emails from bassplayers who ask me for help and the possibility of a (left-handed) bass to rent or borrow at the venue.
A email from Hubert Döring (Germany) finally brought me the idea to try to collect a possible global collection of musicians and music shops, to assist in solving these problems.

Help needed!
I alone can not handle this so I need help from all of you. Therefore, please get in touch with me if you know a way to borrow for upright basses for concert evenings.

I am grateful for any help!

Contact: ArniBi@gmx.net

Okay friends, that´s it for now.

If there is something new in the scene, please get in touch with me!

Arni

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