Recent content by swan6797

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The scratch can be touched up by your luthier and the "changing color" looks like an open seam. Go to a luthier. They will fix it properly

I am bringing a couple of basses to VSA. Hope to see everyone there.

Thanks Brian for updating me about this thread. NBSS is a great place and, Roman Barnas, the instructor is one of the best makers I know. I have no doubt that you will enjoy the school and that it will help you immensely in your making. I would just cation you that if you do decide to go to...

Sorry I forgot to include the asking price. It is $26,000. I will post more pictures and measurements tomorrow.

I have recently completed a bass modeled after an 1820 Ceruti. I traced the instrument and had access to it throughout the making process. It is a 7/8th flat back bass made of gorgeous aspen for the back and ribs and the top is of very nicely quartered spruce. The scroll is grafted onto a...

I was looking over the many comments you have made in regard to sperger in this forum and one in particular caught my eye. You stated, "Malaric and others have made many mistakes, and frankly Sperger made numerous too and was not all that inspired as a composer.". I understand and have seen...

Just getting around to saying thank you for all the direction you gave me. I finally got it worked out with the library in Schwerin to send me a copy of the manuscript. Anyways I just had a quick question about your edition. In comparison to the other editions I have studied the one thing...

First of all thank you for your reply it is much appreciated. I am currently trying to access the libraries in Germany to try to receive a copy over ILL, but the task is slow and so far has not yielded any results. Also like you suggested my first instinct was to go directly to Klaus Trumpf as...

I have been doing some serious research on the sperger sonata no.1 in d major for a performance practices class and have been coming up short. I recently ordered your edition (i have been playing the Klaus Trumpf edition up til now). What i need to know is where to find a copy of spergers...

There is so much wrong information here. A bunch of it touches on some good points, but for a more complete explanation i would suggest to books to look into the first being "A New History of the Double Bass" by Paul Brun and the other being "The Baroque double Bass Violone" by Alfred...