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Double Bass Baranyai Gyorgi

#2
You can get his intruments from Robertson and Son's, or atleast you used to anyway. My friend owns one, and I think it's a great instrument for the money. IIRC they go for aorund $10,000 give or take depending on the model, size, etc...
 
#3
I don't know anything specific about the maker, but I've played a couple and agree with you that they are quite good. I still have a bias against newer basses for whatever reason, but the ones I've played have much of the character of tone that I associate with an older instrument. If I can find a 7/8 suitable for orchestra work, I think that may be my next instrument.

If you're thinking about investing in one, my opinion is that it's a solid bass to purchase, although my experience is limited to having played them in a shop.

tanglehead
 
#4
I own one which I purchased from Robertsons in March of 07. It is a beautiful instrument and sounds excellent. I highly recommend them to anyone. Very large sound and also defined. The E and A string on my bass have wonderful projection for orchestral playing. If you want to know more about them give Aaron Robertson a call. He knows a lot about the maker and could tell you about him.
 
#5
My wife and several of the Rice students have them. I have to second what everyone says. It is an excellent instrument, especially in that price range. My wife absolutely loves hers, especially the E and A string. It responds well to an extension, too.
 
#6
I have a 2003 flatback that I got new from Robertson's in 2004. Of the basses in that price range, this one sounded the best. I had them put on an extension and FB dot inlays. The set up is perfect. I haul my bass around alot, and I have to say that this flatback is getting heavy on me.

I wouldn't describe the low end response as being great like you all seem to be, but it seems at least balanced. I've had a Denver local bass luthier adjust the soundpost to bring out the bottom, but that didn't do much. He also made me a raised saddle in an attempt to reduce the downward tension on the top with negligible results. He also moved the SP north a tad. Robertson had it pretty low such that it was pratically on the edge of the back brace. I was concerned about the bulge developing south of the treble side bridge foot, so I'm at least happier with the now more conservative SP location, but I think the overall resonance of this bass is less than when I originally bought it. The upper register isn't bad, but I've heard way better from my teacher's Morelli of older vintage, but similar value.

My biggest complaint is that it has a big wolf at F# on the D string that makes the G string rattle on the FB sympathetically. I have a Pecanic compensating tailpiece (Rosewood), with a synthetic "tail gut", but that didn't really help for the better. I think the original TP (ebony with ridge down the middle) was actually less wolfy, but alas you cannot change TP w/o taking all the strings off.

I also am 99% arco orchestra player and am not really satisfied with the bowed string sound. It's a bright bass and I need to darken it. Currently running Spiro mittles on the bottom and flex/92 on the top. Anybody have suggestions? I'm looking for that Chi-chi Nwanoku gut sound: Invalid Link Removed and am toying with the idea of running Gamut guts on the top. In all fairness, she is playing a 1611 Amait bass. Are yall's Gyorgi's flatbacks too, or are they round backs?
 

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