The Goodtime Stringband » massachusetts http://www.goodtimestringband.com New England's Favorite Bluegrass Band for Parties, Weddings & Events Sat, 13 Oct 2012 04:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lamb at the Vegetarian Place?! http://www.goodtimestringband.com/lamb-at-the-vegetarian-place/ http://www.goodtimestringband.com/lamb-at-the-vegetarian-place/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:11:30 +0000 Andy http://www.goodtimestringband.com/?p=1924 Howdy folks!   We are very excited to announce that Goodtime Stringband vocalist/bassist/banjoist Kirsten Lamb will be joining Andy and Bob on stage at Life Alive in downtown Lowell, MA this Thursday evening, January 26th!!  6-8pm
The venue is a wonderful little vegetarian restaurant-www.lifealive.com-they have the best smoothies this side of the Merrimack River:)
Come on down to say hello, enjoy some music and get a tasty dinner for yourself!
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This award  recognizes the top local wedding professionals from the WeddingWire Network that demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Unlike other awards in which winners are selected by the organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ are awarded solely based on the reviews from over 1.2 million newlyweds. Awards are determined by a combination of four factors: Overall rating (quality), total number of reviews (quantity), review performance from 2011 (recency), and consistency of reviews from year to year (consistency). This year’s recipients represent the top 5% of WeddingWire’s vendor community, across all service categories and all regions throughout the US and Canada.

More info about this achievement will be coming soon!  Special thanks to all of our clients and friends for helping to make this happen :)

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The problem: Kay and Engelhardt upright basses have a thinner neck profile, and it is not uncommon for them to twist or turn a little bit.   My bass, had a slight warp which raised the action in lower positions, and raised it in the high register.

The solution: Kurt removed the fingerboard and created a wedge to beef up the neck profile. He them re-attached the fingerboard and dressed it so it plays effortlessly.

Raising the fingerboard also increased the projection and volume of the instrument!  The bass sounds and plays great.

If you need some bass repair done, I’d recommend that you get in touch with Kurt!

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