Info on my 1900's German 7/8 shop bass

[Chris Brunhaver]

Wow, the man himself. Thanks for the quick reply Ken.

On a off topic aside, if I ever strike the lotto, I'd love to buy your J. Hart bass. It is almost the spitting image of my college prof Barry Lieberman's Fendt Maggini, which I had the privilege of playing a number of times during my 5-6 years studying with him. The funny things thing was that, he discussed a number of times selling that bass to his best student when he stopped playing for good. Unfortunately, I am not that best student but still really appreciate the old instruments and the living document of your website showing some of these beauties.

As for my bass, even though I'm a pretty big guy at 6'2" and have big hands, the reason I would sell it would be to get a smaller instrument. The sound is certainly there but you need to work for it a bit in the upper registers, particularly.

I will call these dealers mentioned and see what their thoughts are and I certainly very much appreciate your feedback.