Recent content by Stubert

The instrument was occassionally pulled out and played when my father, a guitarist, his pals Jimmy on guitar and Cliff on fiddle, were joined in a jam at the house by a bass player. They all had played Gypsy jazz stuff together since just after the war. They used to play professionally and have...

I have posted pic's of the bass under the thread "experts required".

I hope that I have spelt the name Dragonetti correctly. I have been told that this particular bow is a Dragonetti. I gather Dragonetti was an Italian classical bass player and composer. The bow has real horse hair and had been kept with an old three string double bass in a house,unplayed for...

Thanks Mathew. It's a pity we couldn't magic the bass to Australia for you to bring it back to life. I am thinking that ebay might be the way to go as I am not a bass player as such and I would prefer an electric Fender bass really (please don't beat me !) so I think that providing I set a...

Thanks Paul, I don't want to be raising eyebrows on my first day here. The top of the bass is intact as you can see and the fingerboard is perfectly straight ebony.

Hi, Stu here. A newbie with a question or two. I have inherited this bass which I gather is a 19th century orchestral, three stringer.I am wondering whether it would be worth renovation. I sent pic's to Bomhams auction house who suggested it would fetch between £800 to £1200 in an auction, but...

Hi, Stu here. A newbie with a question or two. I have inherited this bass which I gather is a 19th century orchestral, three stringer.I am wondering whether it would be worth renovation. I sent pic's to Bomhams auction house who suggested it would fetch between £800 to £1200 in an auction, but...