The English Double Bass

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This unique limited-edition book explores the fine double basses made in England. As the pre-eminent orchestral instrument, the English double bass provides power and depth of soun d while maintaining great clarity and immediacy. The English makers of the 18th and 19th centuries produced instruments that set a benchmark still admired today. Published in 2018, it chronicles the rise and fall of the English double bass makers, providing compiled information on their work, instruments and lives in a level of detail not seen before. The volume features 766 exquisite photographs of double basses, printed on high-quality fine art paper and bound in leather. This is a valuable contribution to the history of the double bass, and as such is an essential addition to the libraries of researchers, players, museum curators, luthiers, restorers and valuers. Show more