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I thought I wrapped up the "convert your bass to a removable neck bass" series. I thought 3 highly visible basses being wrecked in the 4 weeks we did the series was hugely coincidental. I thought the musician who decided to have his baroque bass converted must be a clairvoyant...he could truley see what the future holds for those who fly with basses having set necks.
And then
The Karr-Kousevitzky bass
happened.
(Luthier gets on soapbox) You need to reduce the footprint of your bass if you're going to fly with it!
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Eric
Upton Bass String Instrument Co.
The Karr-Kousevitzky Bass Wikipedia
The Karr-Kousevitzky bass
or Amati bass
is a famous double bass previously belonging to Serge Koussevitzky and Gary Karr. Now generally referred to as the Karr-Koussevitzky
rather than theAmati
; until recently, the bass had been attributed to the Amati brothers, but now it is generally believed to have its origins in France.[1] It is renowned for its tonal quality in solo music but is considered to be difficult to play.[2] Recently, the bass was greatly damaged while flying on a Southwest Airlines flight with Atlanta Symphony Orchestra principal bassist Colin Corner.
Damaged by Airlines The Strad
Atlanta Symphony double bassist Colin Corner was flying with Southwest Airlines to perform in Rochester, New York
