Cornerless basses

[Stefano Senni]

Originally Posted by Abe Gumroyan

Ken,

I was just on youtube browsing through videos and came across a video of Edicson Ruiz, the 19 year old bass prodigy from Venezuela now playing in the Berlin Phil, playing a cornerless bass. If you type in Edicson Ruiz Koussevitzsky you will see hime playing all three movements in three different videos. Any ideas on a maker ? Would love to hear what you think after you have viewed it.

I saw and tried that bass in a renown bass atelier in Italy a few months ago. It is thought to be a Milanese instrument from circa 1750. The luthier then told me it went sold to Mr Ruiz.