Re: Bowlbacks of Note
I recently bought a very modest Umberto Ceccherini from the Ebay. Not many Italian bowls at all show up on the US ebay so I took a ringer. It was cosmetically banged up but the neck looked good which was why I dove in.
After quite a bit of I'm-No-Tavy top repair I strung it up and it sounds as delightful as expected. Great neck per le miei grandi mani.
However, John and Jim, David and Martin and y'all know what it is like stringing up a bowlback to pitch for the first time after repairs. All that dynamic, lightweight construction and minimalist designed counter forces coming into play and into ear as you slowly creep from C# up to D up to....
It happens with my archtops, too, for sure, but with a lot less drama. Or fun.
We had friends over for dinner tonight and I pulled out the UC to show them and play a pit over coffee. My friend, who is a sailor and has restored a few wooden sailboats for his family was totally fascinated by the Ceccherini and my resurrection story.
He said "That sounds like what I go through the first time I raise sail on newly ready boat and the wind commences blowing."
If only.
Bowlback love just grows stronger.
Mick
Ever tried, ever failed? No matter. Try again, fail again. Fail better.--Samuel Beckett
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