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HSBS ExeCATive Management

Meet the Boys

Boone, Commander in Chief

COO Arlo (Cat Obesity Officer)

Chief Inspector Zander

Ry's Comet Guitars

Two of Our Instruments Making Beautiful Music!

My heart soars like a Hawk !!!! I absolutely LOVE this performance from Peter Zay and Volkan Orhon!!! Peter playing my second cello, “Geneva 2.0” and Volkan playing my 35th bass which he owns!!!

Progress on Ry's Comet!

Ry's comet's coming together!

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Ry’s Comet bass guitars, guitars and all of their components are Trademarked with Patents under consideration.

HSBS Scrapbook

Absolutely LOVE this!
Three of my basses in action tonight in NYC at the Lincoln Center with the American Ballet Theatre !!!

From Ali Cook:
There's nothing like the #quintangofamily... and everyone is welcome 🎪🤭
Thank you for the photo, @rchrdbltzr 🫶 and thank you to #texas for welcoming @quintango ☀️🔥🎶
btw, that gorgeous bass was made by @threlkeld.chris

So great to see Blake Shaw on the cover of Little Village magazine last week!!! Blake is sporting a lovely suit and his bass is sporting a C Horse Endpin!!
Blake is an incredible musician and wonderful human being. Get out and see him play if you get the chance!!
C Horse Endpins are Trademarked and Patent Pending.

A great message from Tiffany Kung at the Aspen Musuc Festival about the growing popularity of UltraStealth Tailpieces!!
UltraStealth Tailpieces are Trademarked and Patented.

Love this message from Zachary Marzulli!!! Zachary owns #47 on the right along with Avery Weeks on the left and Jake Gerritsen in the middle.
All have UltraStealth Tailpieces on their basses!!!!
UltraStealth Tailpieces are Trademarked and Patented.

I LOVE getting these messages from HSBS bass owners!!!😂😂
First a note from Zachary Marzulli on stage with with the New York Philharmonic. Mark Lillie #32 (Josephine) and Zach #47 (Brittany) pictured. Nina Bernat, an incredible musician who graduated from West High here in Iowa City is pictured with Zach and Mark.
Also in the new David Geffen hall were #23 owned by Isaac Trapkus (Issac won his audition on 23), and #30 owned by Rion Wentworth, #34 and #37 were commissioned by the New York Phil.
#37, the “New York Bill”, is dedicated to my mentor, Bill Collings.

And great reviews from New Orleans from Dave Anderson and Paul Macres on #54, “The Missle” dedicated to my friend Joe Missle.

More great news from NYC! Milad Daniari will be performing as a soloist in the New York premiere of Tan Dun’s Bass Concerto WOLF TOTEM, with Maestro Tan Dun himself conducting The Orchestra Now!
Milad says "I hope to see all of my lovely NYC folks for this incredibly unique concerto which showcases all of the virtuosity and lyricism that the bass is capable of. I’ll be performing on my gorgeous new bass #39 made by Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand pictured here" HSBS #39 is dedicated to Draylen Mason.

Some C Horse endpins in action!!! First, Blake Shaw in my old stomping grounds, Austin Texas!!! Next, Stephen Reichelt, Principal of The Dubuque Symphony.
C Horse endpins are Trademarked and Patent Pending.

This is exciting!!!
My 50th bass, a 5/8ths Enzo model, owned by Justin Kujawski, on stage at Carnegie Hall with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra!!🕺🎊🎉

Absolutely AMAZING concert at Hancher Auditorium last weekend!!!!

Have you Heard?

Rion Wentworth, Blake Hinson, and Isaac Trapkus played HSBS basses on the recording of John Williams' cello concerto with Yo-Yo Ma and the New York Philharmonic.

The original motion picture soundtrack to the 2019 Joker movie includes Troy Rinker on HSBS #3 and Dave Romano on HSBS #1.

Brendan Kane (HSBS #10) and Troy Rinker (HSBS #3) play on the original motion picture soundtrack to the Coen Brothers' 2010 True Grit remake.

Troy Rinker (HSBS#3) and Dave Roman0 (HSBS #1) played with Billy Joel in the last concert in Shea Stadium.

Dave Romano played HSBS #1 on tour with Barbra Streisand.

HSBS Dedications

Many HSBS basses are dedicated to Chris' family, friends, and other inspirational people. While we don't have images for everyone, we want to introduce you to some of these amazing people.

Descriptions are mostly from my (one of Chris' sisters') point of view.

Please enjoy Chris playing his composition of Blackbird

Callie (HSBS #15) and Swede in their courting days.

Swede's World War II Army photo.

Sam (HSBS #6) and Swede were good pals.

Callie and Swede on their wedding day.

Sam, Swede, Callie and Geneva (HSBS #13) at Callie and Swede's wedding.

Swede was a very spiritual man, with a quick smile. He was also a whistler (rare talent these days). And, while he loved having friends and family over for dinner, he often napped in his chair after our meal amid the clamor of all the kids.

This is Wally in his younger years.

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