Home Depot Bass Raffle
Thank you so much to everyone who participated in the raffle! Collectively, you all donated over $12,000 to Sphinx and Challenge the Stats. I am so grateful for all the support shown by the bass community!
About the Organizations
Challenge the Stats (CTS) exists to empower BIPOC artists by creating communities devoted to diversity, inclusion, and equity in the classical performing arts. CTS seeks to equip audiences and artists with the tools needed to advocate for justice both inside and outside of the concert hall.
The Sphinx Organization is the social justice organization dedicated to transforming lives through the power of diversity in the arts. Sphinx’s four program areas – Education & Access, Artist Development, Performing Artists, and Arts Leadership – form a pipeline that develops and supports diversity and inclusion in classical music at every level: music education, artists performing on stage, the repertoire and programing being performed, the communities represented in audiences, and the artistic and administrative leadership within the field.
About the Bass
This project started out as a challenge to build a high quality instrument from materials available from retail hardware stores. In light of recent news events, we’ve decided to use this bass as a fundraising tool for organizations that support musicians of color in the arts community. We recently completed constructing this bass, and it’s ready for you to play
- Handmade bass, completed in October 2020
- 3/4 sized body with a 41.5″ string length
- Ipe has been substituted for all ebony parts
- Red cedar top, slab poplar back and ribs
- Flat back with Responsive Bracing
- Bolt on, removable neck
