Currently available: Milt Hinton's Chicago
bass, which he acquired around 1936 and played extensively with Cab Calloway, Ben Webster, Dizzy Gillespie, and many, many other jazz legends. Pictures will be displayed soon. Please visit the Milt Hinton memorial website.

Schnitzer & de Sola, Germany/USA. Ruggieri-style model; 42" string length. $12,000. Available for special order; occasionally in inventory. Arnold Schnitzer, USA. Ergonomic Contrabass IV, 2009. 41 3/8" (105 cm.) string length. Back, ribs and neck of maple; Top: Engelmann spruce; Neck: German maple; Round back. This bass received an Honorable Mention for convention favorite at the 2009 ISB convention. Amongst the players who were complimentary toward it were Mark Dresser, Jeff Bradetich, Linda McKnight, Mark Helias, Carlos Henriquez and Tim Cobb. SOLD   Inventory changes regularly. Please inquire by phone or e-mail about availability of these and other fine basses and bows. © 2002-2007, AES Fine Instruments. All rights reserved.