Yesterday was the fifth anniversary that this double bass became mine. It was my 21st birthday present from my mother. It was officially delivered and sent to me on 8 April 2000. Anyway, at that time, my 21st birthday was still a month away. As such, I supposed it was an early 21st birthday present.
Time flies. It sounded better now than when I had first bought it. About half a year after I had it, I took it back to the music shop to do some work on its bridge. That has made playing a little more easy. But in retrospective, maybe I should also ask for some work to be done on its nut.
Korean strings sounded not pleasant for the ears. They sounded bearable but not appealing. I am glad that I had changed the strings to Helicore orchestra strings last year.
The best thing about it is that I like the way its lowest string (the E string) sounds. It gives a warm and nice bass sound.
Anyway, there was no major celebrations held for this anniversary yesterday. I merely practised on it.
So, given its sentimental value, it is hard to just sell it away if I were to get another double bass. I still have a way to go to be able to afford a dream double bass. Anyway, this double bass that I have been having for five years have served me fine, and I could still make do with it for the moment.
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