Frantisek Posta bass

[Michael Lewis]

Do you know which article and where to get it

[Anselm Hauke]

sorry, i don´t know

[Thomas Erickson]

That's a pretty bass - anybody have more photos of it?

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Thomas Erickson

That's a pretty bass - anybody have more photos of it?

i think its an ugly bass, but have 2 more pics:

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

i think its an ugly bass, but have 2 more pics:

Look at the FFs! These are two different basses. Both look like Grancino's so maybe one was his and one was the State's.

[Carlos Villarreal]

Mmmm the Russian state lending a state collection instrument to a Chekoslovakian player ,that,s odd??? Why wouldn.t they lend that instrument to one of theirs (Azharkin, Rakov, Levinson etc...)

[Mikko Moilanen]

Originally Posted by Carlos Villarreal

Mmmm the Russian state lending a state collection instrument to a Chekoslovakian player ,that,s odd??? Why wouldn.t they lend that instrument to one of theirs (Azharkin, Rakov, Levinson etc...)

I heard from my teacher (who was Postas student)
that this bass went to Postas daughter.
My colleagues remember that there was a G. They still do!
Where is it now?
I remember Prof.Stoll having a similar shape and varnish BUT it is not certainly this "G" we are talking.

And Carlos: you must be right! All the basses that russians did sell...they were something!
Many original Italian,Mittenwaldian etc.
Two G basses I have seen: Contrabass shoppe and Postas only on pix. Also Prof.Stoll's bass.
But where is this particular instrument?
And one answer: Mr. Levinson was not a member of Soviet Union since he left. It is called "exodus".
Or is it depo?

[Rob Thompson]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Look at the FFs! These are two different basses. Both look like Grancino's so maybe one was his and one was the State's.

Are you referring to the one on the left in the picture on the right? That looks like a violone. Only one Grancino bass in those pics.

There's also the Grancino for sale at Kolstein's, though I admit it looks so much different it's hard to believe Kolstein's is really a Grancino.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Rob Thompson

Are you referring to the one on the left in the picture on the right? That looks like a violone. Only one Grancino bass in those pics.

There's also the Grancino for sale at Kolstein's, though I admit it looks so much different it's hard to believe Kolstein's is really a Grancino.

Just the Grancino there is hard to believe?.. lol

Sorry, I just couldn't resist.