• British & International Bass Forum,
  Studio 10, Farnham Maltings,
  Bridge Square,
  Farnham,
  Surrey. GU9 7QR
  Tel. 01252 319610/718123 Fax. 01252 319610/737619
  
  David Heyes produces an excellent quarterly newsletter reviewing sheet music, recordings, concerts and courses. He is very friendly and helpful. Subscription costs £15 (£11 students, $30 overseas)
  
  
  International Double Bass Archive: David Heyes of BIDBF/Recital Music has established this archive to collect and preserve music, recordings, concert programmes, photographs, books, articles etc that are of interest to Double Bassists worldwide. If you are interested in helping, please contact him.
  
  
• The Bass Club,
  7, St. Clair Drive,
  Worcester Park,
  Surrey. KT4 8UG
  
  The Bass Club produce a regular newsletter,and run courses on Sunday afternoons throughout the year, full day courses in the school holidays and residential courses for all standards. Membership is £17 (£10 for students)
  
  
  
• International Society of Bassists,
  4020 McEwen, Suite 105,
  Dallas,
  Texas 75244,
  USA
  (Tel +1 214 233 9107; Fax +1 214 490 4219).
  
  
  
• The Scottish Bass Trust,
  15-17 Annandale Street,
  Edinburgh EH7 4AW.
  Tel 0131 558 8144 Fax 0131 556 1353
  
  
• Dansk Kontrabasselskab
  Contact:
  Ture Damhus,
  Livjoegergade 43, st.tv.
  DK-2100 Kobenhavn 0,
  Denmark
  Fax: 45 4444 4233
  
  
• North California Bass Club,
  430 Crestridge Pl.
  Santa Rosa,
  CA 95409
  Voice Mail (415) 435-7988
  Fax (510) 547-1597 (for mailing list only)
  
• More clubs
  
• Amati Productions,
  9607 Allende Lane,
  Oakdale,
  California 95361
  USA.
  
  Amati Productions is Gary Karr's Newsletter and Bass Company. It has a newsletter/conversations with Gary, basses for sale, wheels, bass stands, Gary's recordings, videos, method books and more.
  
  
• 'The Double Bassist' is a magazine from the publishers of 'The Strad'. It costs $8.50 in North America, £3.95 in the UK and £5.95 worldwide. To order a copy, e-mail the Editors@the strad.demon.co.uk, telephone + 44 (0) 181 863 4040 or fax + 44 (0) 181 424 9945.

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