Gasparo da Salo Video and Article. ACO's New Bass.

Thanks, Geoff!

 

Thank you for posting! That is remarkable!!!

 

I studied with a guy that had one... Unreal instrument... Such wonderfully extreme Italian style with the wide shoulders... It was unbelievably heavy and had lots of added bracing on the inside.

 

thanks for posting!

 

I was already disappointed that I was going to be out of town for their next concert series... now even more so! Oh well, just have to be patient.

 

bumping an old thread,

i think this instrument has the most amazing sound. in one of the videos about it he mentions its the largest instrument he's seen... out of curiousity, does anyone know exactly how large it is? string length? upper bouts, rib depth?

i'm also intrigued by the use of pear wood. i've played one old italian bass of pearwood before that had a very nice large sound despite its small size. does anyone have experience with this?

 

I have an unknown Italian bass from the late 19th, that has pearwood for its sides and back. It is an absolute joy to play, and has great expansive sound! It's also a pretty small bass, so it's a pretty perfect bass for me.

 

Upton bass recently sold an old Italian bass made of pearwood that belonged to Ed Barker

SOLD: Italian Double Bass Late 18th Century - Upton Bass

 

i played that bass a month or so ago when i was there.

it's such an interesting bass. if i recall the ribs are only about 5.5" deep.