Lockey Hill

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

may i ask who confirmed that, and based on what criteria?

Tom Martin (in person recently) and at least one other in the last few decades. It has always been known as a Lockey Hill and Tom recently saw the Bass and without a hint he claimed it to be as well.

Do you have another Theory of it being something other than what the others have claimed? Remember, the English were the great copyists and even the Bass you posted as a Lockey can be as well but I suspect slightly a later date. The FFs of the two have similarities in the placement, curves and relation to the outer edges. The model though is completely different on the one posted on TalkBass.

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Tom Martin (in person recently) and at least one other in the last few decades. It has always been known as a Lockey Hill and Tom recently saw the Bass and without a hint he claimed it to be as well.

thanks for the information!

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Do you have another Theory of it being something other than what the others have claimed?

no, i was just curious

[Calvin Marks]

That instrument is to die for.

[Kjetil Laukholm]

Here are some pictures of my Lockey Hill prior to a major restoration by Patrick Charton.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Kjetil Laukholm

Here are some pictures of my Lockey Hill prior to a major restoration by Patrick Charton.

Beautiful bass. Ex-Leon Bosch. He sent me pictures last summer of it. He has John Schaefer's Londolfi now. John retired a few years back from the NY Phil. He was the Principal there for decades. Leon described the Hill as a 'special' bass and the one that inspired him as well. Phenomenal player Leon is. He played my 4/4 English Gamba at the ISB like it was a Cello. Made me feel like a total beginner watching him play.

[Kjetil Laukholm]

It looks much better now after the restoration and plays better.
The measurements are quite large and it has been reduced in length at some point which means it was originally a very long instrument, something which seems consistant with other Hills I have seen.
The sound is unusually dark and on the creamy side with incredible activation of the fundamental across the entire orchestral range.
It is not one to project in front of an orchestra, but for section work it is ideal.

[Adrian Juras]

Beautiful bass! The ff's look particularly nice. I am sure it has a sound to match.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Kjetil Laukholm

It looks much better now after the restoration and plays better.
The measurements are quite large and it has been reduced in length at some point which means it was originally a very long instrument, something which seems consistant with other Hills I have seen.
The sound is unusually dark and on the creamy side with incredible activation of the fundamental across the entire orchestral range.
It is not one to project in front of an orchestra, but for section work it is ideal.

Leon said it was a Joseph Hill and you have it as a Lockey. Lockey(1756-1810) is the son of Joseph(1715-1784) who also had a son named Joseph(1745-1793) as well.