This handsome double bass from the Rivière & Hawkes shop in London was made around 1885. These double basses were manufactured by the workshop of Gabriel Jacquet in Mirecourt, France at the request of Rivière & Hawkes for sale in London shop. This instrument has had a neck reset, new fingerboard, low B extension, a full new set up and strings in our workshop and plays like a dream. This model, unlike many of the other double basses made in Mirecourt at this time, has a more slender pattern and is very easy to play due to the shape of the upper shoulder and the break in the back. This instrument sounds huge and would be a dream double bass for orchestral playing, solo recitals, and auditions.
String Length: | 105.2cm |
Length of Back: | 114.1cm |
Rib Depth: | 20.2cm |
Upper Bout: | 50.6cm |
Centre Bout: | 37.8cm |
Lower Bout: | 76.7cm |
If you are interrested in viewing the instrument or would like to find out more details:
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Banbury, Oxfordshire
OX17 1AD
United Kingdom
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