Since the beginning, the Foundation’s mission has always included getting quality fractional size instruments to young bassists. The foundation has helped cover the cost of rentals, repairs, and upgrades in the past, and has a growing fleet of loaners so that as students grow, they can still develop on an appropriate size instrument without their family having to rent or purchase on. Because the string bass is a large, expensive instrument that has only been made into smaller sizes in recent years, the small instruments are often not readily available or easily purchasable for families. They are expensive and very difficult to typically re sell, so the foundation aims to rent or loan instruments at a reduced price from commercial rental companies. This fund also helps to make high quality basses available to students of the foundation who are giving recitals or are taking college auditions.
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