William Tarr 1829 - No.8 (IN STOCK)(NY)

[Ken Smith]

William Tarr Orchestral Bass ~ "made by William Tarr 1829 No 8"
Written and Signed in the upper Back by William Tarr
(made for 'The Gentleman's Orchestra' in Manchester aka 'The Halle Orchestra' post 1859)

More information here;
http://www.kensmithbasses.com/double...arr/index.html

String Length; 41 1/2"
Top/Back Length; 42 1/2" top, 44 1/4" back
Upper Bout; 23 1/4" (22 3/8" back)
Middle Bout; 17 1/8" (16 3/8" back)
Lower Bout; 29 1/4" (28 7/8" back)
Ribs; 8 3/8", 6 5/8" at neck

Price is $89,000. USD. (lowered from $95k)

If interested, please contact me; ksb@kensmithbasses.com

[Ken Smith]

Some more recent pics from O'Hara Fine Instruments..

[Ken Smith]

Interesting original Manchester Gears.

Also, the work done on the Back putting an ebony strip down the center and putting a new reduced center brace in as the old one was from the 5-string conversion done decades earlier.