5/8 Piattellini Copy, Helen #2
This is Helen’s second copy of the 5/8 Alvisio Piattellini, ca. 1791, and it is her finest work yet. Helen again used pine from the 1785 house but this time a wall board (with wings.) Offered by Sonksen Strings in Chicago, Illinois for $36,000
Black Cherry back, sides and scroll
One-piece White Pine slab top
39-1/2” String length
Gaiatone (an ebony alternative) fingerboard, saddle and nut
This bass was part of the Celebrating Women Luthiers International Exhibit 2024.
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