"Cornerless Italian & Spanish Basses"

[Martin Sheridan]

Are your linings wider than normal?

That's going to be a nice bass. What do you use for varnish and sealer or ground?

[Ken McKay]

Originally Posted by Martin Sheridan

Are your linings wider than normal?

That's going to be a nice bass. What do you use for varnish and sealer or ground?

I hope so Marting, thanks.

Olde-Italian authentic varnish of course.

[Matthew Tucker]

Have we seen this one before? Supposedly Italian.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

Have we seen this one before? Supposedly Italian.

Sorry for the late reply Matt...

Yes, to my eye it looks very Italian or could be Spanish as well.

Where is this bass?

[Matthew Tucker]

It is, or was in Bruno Brett's shop in Paris. He calls it 18th C "Storioni school".

I have asked them for more information, but none forthcoming yet ..

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

It is, or was in Bruno Brett's shop in Paris. He calls it 18th C "Storioni school".

I have asked them for more information, but none forthcoming yet ..

Ever since the Elgar book came out with a Cornerless bass shown and the write-up about him making these, anything similar is usually named after him one way or another. I have head Rogeri as well on at least two occasions.

I was told that the bass in the book is NOT Storioni and there is another bass known as a Storioni in another Museum not far from the one that has the Cornerless. The other bass is not Cornerless. I also saw a smallish Italian bass, very old over here that belongs to the Curtis Institute that they call a Storioni as well. Violin cornered bass..

With my bass is restoration, looking inside it now and even before the bass was opened, it looks to be too old to be by Storioni but who knows?

Keep us informed if you hear anymore about this bass.

[Adrian Juras]

I know this is a bit of an older thread, but how is the restoration going on your Storioni Ken? I am looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it when it is complete!