Bass sightseeing in N. Italy?

[Brian Glassman]

Hey, THNX for the concern, Wayne. Sorry for the delay in posting. Hit the ground running w/ gigs when I got home. We got out from Milan on Fri. luckily. I think all the flights the next day were cancelled. We had a wonderful time, but I didn't get in as much bass sightseeing in as I would have liked. I was dyin' to go to Scaramelli in Ferarra or visit luthiers in Cremona. I'll have to go back on my own (w/o kids.. 14, 9 & 4) for that.

As for the basses in the pic, the one in the middle is supposed to be an Amati from the 1670's, but I believe Ken once on TB ventured the opinion that it could be a Hungarian fake and I can see why. Up close it doesn't look anything close to 400 yrs old. A beautiful bass, however. The smaller one on the left is a Guadagnini (sp?) and did look VERY old. Can't recall the one on the right, Ken?

THNX again for all the concern and informative PM's. Double bassists really ARE the best people.

Bri

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Brian Glassman

Hey, THNX for the concern, Wayne. Sorry for the delay in posting. Hit the ground running w/ gigs when I got home. We got out from Milan on Fri. luckily. I think all the flights the next day were cancelled. We had a wonderful time, but I didn't get in as much bass sightseeing in as I would have liked. I was dyin' to go to Scaramelli in Ferarra or visit luthiers in Cremona. I'll have to go back on my own (w/o kids.. 14, 9 & 4) for that.

As for the basses in the pic, the one in the middle is supposed to be an Amati from the 1670's, but I believe Ken once on TB ventured the opinion that it could be a Hungarian fake and I can see why. Up close it doesn't look anything close to 400 yrs old. A beautiful bass, however. The smaller one on the left is a Guadagnini (sp?) and did look VERY old. Can't recall the one on the right, Ken?

THNX again for all the concern and informative PM's. Double bassists really ARE the best people.

Bri

The bass in the middle looks a bit modern to me. The one on the left is old and crude. The Scroll is terrible. The bass on the right looks the best from what I can see.

If you can post a normal pic we can see them because not everyone can open that file. I can only open it here, not at home.