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10-29-2008, 07:39 AM
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Going to Budapest from Vienna today. Anyone know any luthiers there?
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10-29-2008, 08:04 AM
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the only one i know in hungary is http://www.barnabass.hu/index_eng.html#
30 km from budapest center
he makes a nice forster copy
please report if you´ve been there
thanks
bassist14
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10-29-2008, 10:01 AM
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Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | That Forster copy is beautiful - looks worth a visit!  |
10-29-2008, 10:07 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Los Angeles | | Akos B. is in Budapest, contact him at info@bainstruments.com, and tell him "hi" for me.
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10-29-2008, 11:09 AM
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Hey we just missed each other at Gage's last month. I heard you were in talking to Dave at the same time I was upstairs with Sam getting a new bow...
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10-29-2008, 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua  I was upstairs with Sam getting a new bow... | Oh yea, what bow was that? Inquiring minds... |
10-29-2008, 11:16 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | I have (English speaking) friends at the National Theatre there in Budapest (which includes the opera and ballet orchestras) If you get stuck let me know and I'm sure they would help track somebody down.
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10-29-2008, 11:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncletoad Oh yea, what bow was that? Inquiring minds... | Marco Raposo german....
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10-29-2008, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Ed Fuqua | I thought you were french. Am I wrong or is this a change? |
10-29-2008, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Uncletoad I thought you were french. Am I wrong or is this a change? | The Eds, they are a changin'.
Yeah, my teacher uses German and since I'm getting a little mo serious I figured it would be good. Plus the times I been picking his up it just felt more right.
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10-29-2008, 12:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: France, Auvergne | | Akos Balazs !
Wonderful work, really great basses. Tell him "Hi !" from me too ! http://bainstruments.com/about_us.html
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10-29-2008, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mpm | Quote:
Originally Posted by jonzbass | Would you both say something more about Akos Balazs basses? Sound, workmanship or what model you tried... I was thinking of visiting Budapest especially to check out his instruments, and any clue would be really appreciated.
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10-29-2008, 02:38 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: France, Auvergne | | | I had the opportunity this summer to lay my hands on some of his basses : a french, and a Thir/viennese copy. Both were really well made with nice choice of woods, and a very comfortable setup. I was really impressed ! The french one had a warm, deep, refined, and singing voice, very even. The Thir was still in her setup phase, but had yet a much deeper voice with lot of overtones.
He is currently making for me a 5-string, and i have to say he is the nicest guy you've ever met, very understanding and patient. |
10-29-2008, 05:27 PM
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I absolutely LOVE my new Golia bass. Just lookin" around while I'm on tour. As the Golia is now set up for my taste, I would describe it as the power and low end of a Hawkes Panormo with the singing g string and fast respose of a good Italian bass. Dark but centered. It's way beyond my expectations. Fat easy response. Amazingly accessible for a larger instrument. And it looks as cool as s**t. |
10-30-2008, 08:43 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Los Angeles | | | Actually, the only thing I know about Akos is that we went to the same junior college and I made a 5 string tailpiece for him last month.
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10-30-2008, 10:04 AM
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Builder for Audiokinesis and Fearful speakers Endorser for EA, Roscoe | | | | | Thanks, Mike
Turns out that he is out of town for a few days, so I'll miss him. I talked to you about a month ago by phone. I"m probably ordering a tailpiece and wire as soon as I return. |
10-30-2008, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Mike Arnopol Going to Budapest from Vienna today. Anyone know any luthiers there? | Mike,
Report back too us. Ken Smith has posted some pictures of fabulous looking Hungarian basses that are so well antiqued (at least from the pictures) that they would fool an expert. |
10-30-2008, 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Arnopol I absolutely LOVE my new Golia bass. Just lookin" around while I'm on tour. As the Golia is now set up for my taste, I would describe it as the power and low end of a Hawkes Panormo with the singing g string and fast respose of a good Italian bass. Dark but centered. It's way beyond my expectations. Fat easy response. Amazingly accessible for a larger instrument. And it looks as cool as s**t. | Any comments regarding the woman sitting on the peg box? |
10-30-2008, 04:04 PM
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Builder for Audiokinesis and Fearful speakers Endorser for EA, Roscoe | | | | | My wife says she looks like Mrs. Butterworth. I think she's just pissed because I didn't use her as the model. |  | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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