DaSalo in new Double Bassist

[Marcus Johnson]

Oh man, I just picked up that issue before a road trip. I was a little disappointed that the poster was not inside the mag, but the article was fascinating nonetheless. Stefan K. really knocks himself out with the details.

I'm really looking forward to filling out my knowledge of historical basses in this section.

[Paul Warburton]

Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson

Oh man, I just picked up that issue before a road trip. I was a little disappointed that the poster was not inside the mag, but the article was fascinating nonetheless. Stefan K. really knocks himself out with the details.

I'm really looking forward to filling out my knowledge of historical basses in this section.

Marcus, I wonder if you can fill in your knowledge of Historical basses just using smiley faces ?

[Ken Smith]

>>d'Salo in my rack about 6 feet from me. Actually it had 2 appraisals over the years attributing it to Gasparo but the latest a few years ago names Lorenzo Storioni as the culprit. The Scroll looks Brescian to me all the way. The purfling is wide 3-banded. The Bass is Pear Shaped and has about a 44 1/4" string length if not more. That's where I have it set at the moment. The Back wood reminds me of Homer Mensch's Gagliano and the FFs, just breath taking. I doubt it is old enough to be a d'Salo but Storioni is a possibility at least by the age (c.1780).



This Bass is the ex-Bob Riccardi Guitar shaped Bass currently attributed to Storioni. I played it back in October of last year and could not believe my ears. Bob was a gracious host and let me play both of his Basses that day. Tragically, Bob died suddenly a few weeks later in November. I just learned about a week ago that the Bass was still available as the other interested buyer had not yet 'pulled the trigger'. To make a long story short, I just brought the Bass home today and promised Mrs. Riccardi I would treat it with great respect. I will try playing it this week as I have a concert on Saturday. Sounds crazy as I have the solo part in Pulcinella not to mention we are also doing Dumbarton Oaks plus a couple other Brazillian type things. Call me krazy but this Bass has a sound that I have never felt before. The closest Basses were the Gagliano, Seraphin and an attr. Maggini. It is not a loud bass under the ear but a smooth sneaky penetrating organ sounding Bass.

[Paul Warburton]

My God !!!!!!!!!!!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

My God !!!!!!!!!!!

Paul, I played it last night in Orchestra. If you come to sit-in and play beside me one day as a guest, you will need a 'portable' bathroom.. But that 'Depends' on which Bass I take out.. If it's the Storioni, I will let you know in advance so you can dress accordingly..lol

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

My God !!!!!!!!!!!

PAUL'S BACK!!!!

[Anselm Hauke]

speaking of gasparo...
can anybody please (stefano senni?) translate this?
it´s a letter of stefano scarampella talking among others about a bass by gasparo bertolotti





(PS: hello rene! :-) )

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

speaking of gasparo...
can anybody please (stefano senni?) translate this?
it´s a letter of stefano scarampella talking among others about a bass by gasparo bertolotti





(PS: hello rene! :-) )

Looks like an appraisal with measurements. Which of the few known d'Salos was it? Please, translate it and post measurements. We can compare it to the ones shown recently in Brescia and compare, maybe!