Robertson & Sons double bass inventory for ISB convention

As one of the United States’ most well-respected double bass dealers, the inventory at Albuquerque, New Mexico’s Robertson & Sons Violin Shop is always worth perusing. This shop will be bringing some of the following basses to the International Society of Bassists convention this June, and they will have photos and information about the rest of these instruments at the convention as well.

BASSES to $10,000

Baranyai, Gyorgy – Budapest 2006
Haide, Jay – Berkeley, CA 2006
Schroetter, Anton – Mittenwald
Shen, Samuel – Fully Laminated 2006 SB100
Shen, Samuel – Ruggeri Model 2006
Shen, Samuel – Willow Model 2005 SB200
Von Aue, Gunter – Germany 2005

BASSES $11,000 to $35,000

Arvi, Kai – Canada 1995
Cole, Ann – Albuquerque 1998
Cole, Guy – Avalon Studio 2005, ISB Award Winner
Darche, Hilaire – Brussels ca. 1880 (5 string)
Gotz, Conrad – Germany 1995 Grunert, Horst – Pennzberg 2004 “Maggini Model”
Grunert, Horst – Pennzberg 2004 “Testore Model”
Grunert, Horst – Pennzberg 5 String Panormo Model
Hachez, Daniel – Tijeras, NM 2005, Available for Commission
Jaquet, Xavier – Mirecourt ca. 1850
Morelli, Andreas – Mirecourt ca. 1920
Povolni, Jiri – Prague 2005 “Rossi Model”
Quercetani, Desiderio – Parma 1999
Riley, Steve – Grand Rapids 1989
Tyrolean – ca. 1906

BASSES over $50,000

Baldantoni, Giuseppe – Ancona 1841
Prescott, Abraham – ca. 1820 “ex. Eugene Wright”

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1 Comment

  1. wendy skolfield
    wendy skolfield on June 3, 2009 at 7:39 pm

    HI Jason,

    I am selling my son’s double bass. He studied for 6 years with Dave Young at Colburn, and is now entering his freshman studies in Music TECH AT CALARTS. He has moved over to the pop/ electric side of music and doing alot of work now on the engineering/tech side of the stage.
    So not playing that bass much these days!

    Over the years we have purchased various bows etc from Robertson and thought we would turn to you first in selling this instrument. I understand it is too late for it to go to ISB, but perhaps when you are back, we can discuss it?

    It is a wonderful 150 year old Mittenwald, currently appraised at 30K$.
    It is set up for great arco playing and has a very wonderful clean and deep sound. I have the full provenance and pics if needed. I can get it shipped to you if needed.It was purchased from someone who owned and played it for 50 years, in the BBC Orchestra as well as numerous Stevie Wonder and jazz albums. We have owned it for 3 years and taken perfect care of it.

    Of course it comes with a deluxe padded case, but we do not have a shipping case for it.

    Please call or email me with your thoughts.

    Thanks!

    Wendy Skolfield
    ( Sam Skolfield)

    It is a beautiful