Cornerless basses

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Calvin Marks

Ken, are you joking? Nancy Urquhart is one of the finest Baroque bassists in the world. Also, for the overhand grip in authentic baroque music, the bow is held at the balance point. This is HOW you hold a baroque bow...It's supposed to be a very light and transparent sound.

How's your leg?

[Calvin Marks]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

How's your leg?

I'm glad you were joking.

[Joel Larsson]

Perhaps our own Ken McKay can tell us a bit or two?

In person, I have only seen and heard a Lucarini like the one that is reported stolen at the bottom of the page. Now that was a master degree instrument in every aspect... It was sweeeeet...

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

Perhaps our own Ken McKay can tell us a bit or two?

In person, I have only seen and heard a Lucarini like the one that is reported stolen at the bottom of the page. Now that was a master degree instrument in every aspect... It was sweeeeet...

I have seem 3 of them now. Two were in pictures including the one that was stolen and one was taken apart in repair. I tried to buy it as-is but time will tell if the owner gets the bass fixed or decides to sell it un-repaired.

Most of the Guitar Basses I have seen are quite small, 3/4 size at best. The one I have is a big 3/4 or small 7/8ths in the body/neck length but with the FFs placed so low it has a 4/4 string length of 44 1/2", about 113cm. In restoration, that will be shortened via a neck block cut.

Joel, what type of information were you looking for as fat as the statement you made here?

Perhaps our own Ken McKay can tell us a bit or two?

[Joel Larsson]

Not any particular, I guess. It just seemed as if our Ken had dug up a whole lot of info about the topic.

I think the Lucarini I saw was priced at about €100k. But you probably knew that. If you can get hold of one like it, you're in for a nice treat.

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Joel Larsson

Not any particular, I guess. It just seemed as if our Ken had dug up a whole lot of info about the topic.

I think the Lucarini I saw was priced at about €100k. But you probably knew that. If you can get hold of one like it, you're in for a nice treat.

I don't know what Ken McKay dug up other than the pictures. That you will have to ask him. On the Lucarini, I am not looking to buy one. Only that I saw one apart sitting idle so I asked if it was for sale as-is. We never got to talk money on it. It was just a casual inquiry.

On having a good sounding Cornerless bass, I happen to own two of them. One of them being a bass I will put up against 'anything' you can find. The other is a good old Italian but was in poor shape when I bought it so I don't know all its potential. Just that it sounded good, sweet and Italian. Both of my Cornerless old Italians are in restoration now. I do not expect to see them back here this year. Until then, I will just play the Martini.