instrument
double bass
Johannes Bachmann
built in Amsterdam in 1872
A double bass built by Johannes Bachmann in Amsterdam in 1872. A 4-string gamba model. The instrument bears the inscription “J. Bachmann, Amsterdam 1872, no. 23.”
History of this instrument
The Musical Instrument Fund was able to purchase this unique double bass in 1999 thanks to a donation from a foundation that wishes to remain anonymous. The bass bears an inscription in ink reading, “Owner since 1926: Joh. A.G. Scherf, Concertgebouw Amsterdam.”
About the builder Johannes Bachmann
When Johannes Bachmann came to Amsterdam from Germany, he stated that he was born in Nieder-Olm. The civil servant recorded it incorrectly, so that from then on he appeared to be from the nonexistent town of Niederhorn. It is not known...
