The Master's Voice
A closer look at Bottesini's 1716 Testore bass
Originally Published in Double Bassist 13, Summer 2000

Frenchgem
Dubugnon’s c. 1840 piccolo bass by Paul Claudot
Originally published in Double Bassist 14, Autumn 2000

Flexible Friend
John Betts’ c. 1800 copy of a Maggini bass
Originally published in Double Bassist 16, Spring 2001

Grand gesture
A voluminous Bernhard Simon Fendt bass
Originally published in Double Bassist 19, Winter 2001

The forerunner
A bass by Gasparo da Salò
Originally published in Double Bassist 20, Spring 2002

Mittenwald original
A bass by Mathias Klotz
Originally published in Double Bassist 23, Winter 2002

Florentine finesse
A late eighteenth century bass of the Carcassi school
Originally published in Double Bassist 24, Spring 2003

London Pride
A 1830’s bass by Bernhard Simon Fendt
Originally published in Double Bassist 26, Autumn 2003

Umbrian double
Two basses by Pietro Pallotta
Originally published in Double Bassist 27, Winter 2003

Öhberg at the Opera
A bass by the Swedish luthiers Johann Öhberg Snr and Johan Öhberg Jr
Originally published in Double Bassist 28, Spring 2004

Fuller harmony
A bass by Antonio Pedrinelli
Originally published in Double Bassist 31, Winter 2004

Venetian Visionary
A bass by Matteo Gofriller
Originally published in Double Bassist 36, Spring 2006

Drama and detail
A bass by Gasparo da Salò
Originally published in Double Bassist 39, Winter 2006

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