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FRITZ RICHMOND

Fritz Richmond (1939–2005) was king of the washtub bass. He built his first

washtub bass in the late 1950s, using a tub, broomstick, and rope. In the sixties,

Fritz played washtub bass for Eric Von Schmidt, Geoff Muldaur, Tom Rush, The

Charles River Valley Boys, and others. He was a founding member of Jim Kweskin

& The Jug Band; after learning to play the jug, he gained nationwide attention

by appearing on

The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson

and other national

television shows. He went on to perform with The Doors, Bonnie Raitt, Bob

Dylan, The Grateful Dead, and many others. He also appeared on Garrison

Keillor’s

A Prairie Home Companion

. The Smithsonian has one of his washtub

basses in its collection.

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Attach the cord.

Tie one end of the

cord to the eye

bolt in the center of

the tub. Feed the

other end through

the hole in the

neck and tie a knot.

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One-String washtub Bass