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Double Bass Bottesini

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futurebass77

Aug 2, 2007
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#1
Hey guys its Martin,

I am quite curious to what ever happened to Bottesini's Testore. If anyone knows about this, i would appreciate knowing. I havent really looked into it, but I read an article that said some guy named Gary Automobile owns it....is that Gary Karr's nickname??:confused:
Because it said that he was the world's most famous bassist, yet ive never heard of him:hmm:
Any help is appreciated,
thanks again, Martin.
 
#2
Bottesini's close relationship with the instrument lasted right up to his death. It is said that the mortally ill virtuoso got dramatically worse after a doctor ordered the instrument to be moved out of his bed. He died within hours.

Today, the Testore belongs to Gary Karr.

Gary Karr with Bottesini's Bass

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#3
war_n_peace said:
Bottesini's close relationship with the instrument lasted right up to his death. It is said that the mortally ill virtuoso got dramatically worse after a doctor ordered the instrument to be moved out of his bed. He died within hours.

Today, the Testore belongs to Gary Karr, well-known Bassists.

Gary Karr with Bottesini's Bass

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THAT is not the Bottesini, a Bottesini an Italian bass or even an old Bass. If I could take a guess I would say a modern American Bass by Lawrence LaMay. Here's a pic of another from 1971;
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Don't believe everything you read. The Karr caption is way way off reality..
 
#4
I think I heard it is in the possession of a Japanese businessman who plays it in a semi-pro orchestra in Japan. I also believe F. Petracchi played a recital on it a few years ago in Bottesini's home town during a festival celebrating his life and work.
 
#5
For the past 33 years the double bass has been kept in a private collection in Japan. Its owner, a retired doctor and amateur bassist who plays the Testore in various orchestras, bought it from a dealer in Tokyo; before that it was played in Holland. Although kept in Japan, the bass has travelled to Europe recently and was seen in an exhibition in Cremona’s town hall . It could also be heard during the fourth International Giovanni Bottesini Double Bass Competition in neighbouring Crema that same month, when artistic director Franco Petracchi gave a recital on the instrument.

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