3/4 Four string Double Bass Claudot
€ 13.200,00
An aged Paul Claudot double bass with a large tone, late 19th Century. The topplate was severely damaged due to woodworm action and has been replaced in Paris as a copy of the original a few years ago. The original topplate will be delivered with the instrument, for display purposes. Used tuners are topquality Rubners with hand-hammered grips, mounted on what is probably the original scroll, overvarnished when the tuners were replaced with traces of the original tuners visible. A very special jazz or orchestral bass with a nice and stable topplate. The instrument has a D-neck, Stringlength of 107cm and is currently strung with Obligato's. Original bracing, Ebony tailpiece, Ulsa endpin, Obligato strings, D-neck with a 107cm string length.