Hans Strum teaches the Rabbath technique

Double bass players may be interested to learn about the Rabbath left hand position technique. How does it differ from the Simandl's technique?

International Society of Bassists President and Ball State University Bass Professor Hans Sturm shares about the concepts behind the Rabbath technique in a multi-part video series on Jason Heath's Double Bass Blog and Contrabass Conversations.

Here are the links to this series:

Hans Sturm and Jason Heath talk Rabbath technique - video
Hans Sturm teaches the Rabbath technique - part 2
Hans Sturm teaches the Rabbath technique - part 3
Applying the Rabbath technique to Bottesini - Hans Sturm video part 4
General mental approaches to practicing the double bass - Hans Sturm video part 5