Bass Sales
November 13, 2024
Dear Bass Friends,
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Science says looking at nature makes feel better, perhaps looking at lovely wood made into beautiful double-bass violins hand-crafted in the USAwill do the same.
Check out the Guaneri page for pictures and the story of the BRAND NEW Guaneri model! It is available in the original E-flat nearly exact player's copy like #76 if anyone would happen to want that, or in a slightly modernized (including a D-neck!) version for general consumption. The other amazing thing about #80 which is the Guaneri style bass towards the bottom of that page, is that it is Tropical-Hardwood-Free! The fingerboard is GaiaTone Engineered wood product and the New& (Say New Ampersand) C-extension is a extra-hardened wood product called Sonowood.
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Soon there will be a similar story for yet another model based on a Testori also owned by the Minnesota Orchestra.
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For occasional process photos, sometimes featuring Epli the Icelandic Sheepdog and Jerry the cat (our older cat, Bumbles, disdains the paparazzi), follow Seth on Instagram @sethkimmelbass.
Play what you love; love what you play.
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peace,
LauraRose
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Click the above logo for a link to a credit union that gives loans to its artist/musician members for artistic endeavors such as purchasing an instrument. They let students co-sign loans with their parents and they are pretty flexible about how you show your income, too. You can buy an instrument with (I think) as little as 10% down and the interest rates are low.
The president is even a bass player!
Kimmel basses range from $24-40K, with a 20% discount for any level of student!
"At no point have I felt like I was being 'sold' a bass. Rather, I felt like this was a collaborative process and that the goal was to work together to create an instrument that would be the newest and finest double bass made in America. I truly believe you have succeeded with #20."​
​ Glenn Dewey - -
Principal Bassist for The President's Own U.S. Marine Band and Chamber Orchestra and Professor of Double Bass/Coordinator of Strings at George Mason University