Violin vs Gamba vs Busetto

[Ken Smith]

The title and questions are perfectly fine to ask here. My points are more of an educational type nature as most people do not see the un-obvious points when making comparisons. My intention is to point these out in a respectful and educational manner and not a slap on the wrist type reply at all.

Makers themselves have to experiment to make a good Bass one after the other. Even when trying to make a copy with the master's example in front of them, it's not so easy to do so and get the same results. Plenty of unknowns still exist along with a little magic as well.