Talk:Matteo Goffriller
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Jazz Bassist Milt Hinton played a rare Gofriller Double Bass during his career. The dimensions of the bass being much larger than that of a cello or violin, one could make many fine cellos or violins from the amount of wood required to make a single double bass.
The bass was in pieces in a cellar in Italy and a musical agent arranged the purchase from the family for Hinton. Hinton in his autobiography "Bass Line" ascribed the tone as magnificent and said it was one of the reasons for his long success in the the New York recording studios in the 50's, and 60's .
