Pfretzschner & Morelli

[Jeff Campbell]

Ken,

Are the photos/(drawings) or other descriptions of Morelli basses in your catalogue?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Jeff Campbell

Ken,

Are the photos/(drawings) or other descriptions of Morelli basses in your catalogue?

No, juts a dealers ad for instruments by various shops. Mainly for Violins but all string instruments were imported by the same firm. They can put any label in any instrument. Like a Juzek, it's just a label. With Morelli, there never was any such person born. With Juzek there was but he didn't make any of the basses or much else for that matter. His Brother Robert ran the NY import company and used John's name on the lables they put in. With Pfretzschner, there were several bow and instrument makers with this last name but the G.A. Pf.. is fiction. There was a commercial shop/factory known as A.G. Pf. but who knew, who cared? People were and still are taught to believe and eat the Bullxxxx that the dealers feed you or the ads you/we read. It is also known as .. 'Marketing' ..!

Basses 'SOLD' with Morelli labels or brands can be wither Violin/roundback, Gamba/roundback or possibly Gamba/flatback but those were usually sold as G.A. Pfretschner's.

The Morelli labled stuff was supposed to be the higher quality of the line according the the dealers ad.