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In Focus: 1877 double bass by Gand & Bernardel

2025-02-07T09:30:00

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René Zaal examines the Parisian violin making house’s 19th-century bass

Two important houses of violin making and three makers formed the basis of the prolific and successful Parisian firm of Gand and Bernardel: Charles Nicolas Eugène Gand and the Bernardel brothers Gustave and Ernest. The firm was established as Gand & Bernardel Frères in 1866, after the death of Charles Eugène’s brother Charles Adolphe Gand…

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