Abraham Prescott Bass Violin7/8 Size, Flat BackUpper Gamba Corners and Lower Traditional Prescott Busetto CornersMade in Concord, New Hampshire c. 1838
Top table is a six-piece plate of slab-cut fir
Back table is a two-piece plate of moderately flamed maple
Ribs of matching maple to that of the back table
Scroll and neck are both of a latter period from the Kolstein shop but accomplished as a most authentic copy of Prescott scroll
Individual Baker style brass tuning gears mounted on brass plates in the Prescott fashion
Varnish is deep reddish brown
This bass exemplifies the essence of a master orchestral or jazz bass violin with a phenomenal lower register and a truly impressive upper register that will literally vibrate an entire room
