78 Size Double Bass
7/8 Size Double Bass
- Description (Brief)
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This Double Bass was made by Dante Gabute in Angelus City, Philippines, in 1990. It is a 7/8 size double bass, Testore model, made in the shop of Cremonasia, Inc. owned by Jacques Gagnon. The top ribs and back are all made of toona calantas also known as Philippine cedar. This wood grows in wet soil and has relatively wide grain in general. The interior blocks and linings are also made of calantas. The neck is made of a harder wood from the Philippines. This neck accommodates an ebony fingerboard and 4 individual brass tuners. These tuners were also made in the Philippines. This instrument is modeled after double basses made by Milanese luthier, Carlo Giuseppe Testore. Inside this instrument is a label:
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Dante Gabute
1990
Testore Model -
This instrument was used by American jazz double bassist Raymond Matthews Brown (1926 – 2002), later in his career.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- bass
- date made
- 1990
- user
- Brown, Ray
- place made
- Philippines
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 78 in x 25 3/4 in x 17 in; 198.12 cm x 65.405 cm x 43.18 cm
- ID Number
- 2015.0096.01
- accession number
- 2015.0096
- catalog number
- 2015.0096.01
- Credit Line
- Gift of Cecelia Brown
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Jazz
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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