Question about Mr. Meyer

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

It is, indeed, a Gabbrielli....pictures all over the place. Almost identical to one in the Elgar book....

I knew someone would come up here and say that.. lol

My comment was mainly about how old it looks and not really about doubting its age. Most old basses show their age but not all.

Post some pics Paul while you're at at. Also, being in the Elgar book is no guarantee that it's authentic. There are quite a few mistakes in that book. Partially from how the book was done and partially from errors in the finally editing like matching names and pictures for the pages. The former mention due to accepting pictures from bass owners and putting them in the book without 100% certainty of authenticity.

Edgar's Bass sounds fantastic. The only other 18th century Florintine Bass I know of is one that I not only have played but helped to place in the former owners hands. That was the Sankey Carcassi Solo bass that was purchased by Stanley Clarke in the early 1970s by my recommendation.