Helen McIntosh, 5/8 size, Piattellini Model, 2024

Price: ***Sold*** (that didn’t last long!)

Description:

• This is Helen’s second bass and the sound is even better than the first. 

• The top is made from slab cut, eastern white pine that came from floorboards in a home in Greenwich, NY, that was built in 1785. Robbie used this wood on his fantastic Busan copy. The back, sides, and scroll are made of black cherry.

• The bass:

  • has a 39 1/2” string length

  • is a copy of a bass by Alvisio Piattellini, ca. 1791

  • was part of the Celebrating Women Luthiers Exhibit 2024

  • has a deep and projecting tone from top to bottom and is very easy to play

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