Vitruvian Man Photos!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Eric Hochberg

I don't love the look of the half plates, but don't mind them as much when they are tarnished or burnished as on the old Martini photo. When bright and shiny they seem kind of cheesy to me. I would prefer "cleaner" looking tuners with Lamarie's very intense and complex scroll carvings.

Which scroll are you looking at that is tarnished or burnished? The Martini Tuners were fairly new, maybe 5 years old then! The Bass with the tarnished or burnished looking hatpegs is an old Neapolitan Gagliano School Bass. The Martini is in my first post here on top with the Rosewood hatpegs.