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11-18-2012, 06:58 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Upstate, SC | | Congrats Arnold and Seth! Two great guys earning the honors they deserve! 
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11-18-2012, 07:03 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: western MA | | | Congratulations Arnold, superb job!
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11-18-2012, 07:15 AM
| | AES Fine Instruments | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Brewster, NY, USA | | | Thanks, friends. I appreciate all the nice comments. And I offer congrats to my colleague Seth Kimmel for his Silver medal, also to Sergio Scaramelli for his certificate of workmanship. And to my friend Sue Lipkins for her Gold medal bow! |
11-18-2012, 10:10 AM
|  | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by skyre12  Any idea what he's charging for one of these? I didn't realize that the VSA convention had bass makers present until after it had already happened. | You should contact Arnold directly for this information. He's in the same range as other contemporary makers. Worth every penny. |
11-18-2012, 11:39 AM
| | Spruce dork | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asheville, nc | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Russell Bergum Congratulations!
Seth Kimmel also won a Silver Medal for tone with his bass #24, a Milanese model. | Seth too???? Nice!!!!
While Seth and Arnold make great basses, they are just really great people too. |
11-18-2012, 12:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Louisville, KY | | Quote:
Originally Posted by skyre12 Any idea what he's charging for one of these? I didn't realize that the VSA convention had bass makers present until after it had already happened. | Most current top luthiers start around $18k-20k and go up from there. A lot of things will affect the price. |
11-18-2012, 03:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Boston, MA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy Allen You should contact Arnold directly for this information. He's in the same range as other contemporary makers. Worth every penny. | +100 |
11-18-2012, 03:40 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Jeremy Allen
You should contact Arnold directly for this information. He's in the same range as other contemporary makers. Worth every penny.
| I've no doubt he's awesome- I've heard plenty of people say his basses are awesome, I plan on checking them out at ISB this spring- I was just curious about price range, is all- I'm not looking to specifically buy this bass. |
11-18-2012, 03:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by ole Jason
Most current top luthiers start around $18k-20k and go up from there. A lot of things will affect the price.
| I've looked at a few places, and that's about what they charge (maybe a little low at a few I've been to), but that's the range I'm shopping in. Thanks. |
11-18-2012, 04:12 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Brittany, France | | | CONGRATULATIONS! ...and?
QUOTE "I'm happy to report that the re-formulated Pirastro Passiones are a winner." Any comments on "re-formulated"? Was the "Passione" a bass string name from the past? (when?) ...or has it recently been re-formulated? Any other "history"?
Thanks and Congratulations Arnold! |
11-18-2012, 04:46 PM
| | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by skyre12 I've no doubt he's awesome- I've heard plenty of people say his basses are awesome, I plan on checking them out at ISB this spring- I was just curious about price range, is all- I'm not looking to specifically buy this bass. | It's just a decorum thing. Some makers are happy to throw numbers around online, but the same question has been publicly asked of Arnold here before and he's always requested to be contacted directly. Up to him, of course. |
11-18-2012, 06:18 PM
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Euphonic Audio "Player" | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, ME | | | The thing that's so cool about Arnold's work is that he refuses to be pigeon-holed. He knows the Violin Society will love a violin-shaped inside-the-box model so that what he delivered for that venue. But this is also the artist who brought us the lopsided 'Ergonomic' model. And he was a pioneer in delivering the modern top-quality laminate bass.
No moss growin' around Arnold! Boo-yah!
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11-18-2012, 10:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cleveland, Ohio | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeremy Allen It's just a decorum thing. Some makers are happy to throw numbers around online, but the same question has been publicly asked of Arnold here before and he's always requested to be contacted directly. Up to him, of course. | I was unaware. Most of the makers/shops I've dealt with have been fine throwing out prices. My apologies. |
11-19-2012, 11:00 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Virginia, MN | | Quote:
Originally Posted by james condino Seth too???? Nice!!!!
While Seth and Arnold make great basses, they are just really great people too. | +1
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11-19-2012, 11:37 AM
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11-19-2012, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by foilracer QUOTE "I'm happy to report that the re-formulated Pirastro Passiones are a winner." Any comments on "re-formulated"? Was the "Passione" a bass string name from the past? (when?) ...or has it recently been re-formulated? Any other "history"?
Thanks and Congratulations Arnold! | I agree Arnold is the man....
but re the Passione what is the detail of the re-formulated deal?
What difference and how do we know if we are getting the new improved version when buying?  | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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