Somewhere in Phoenix there is this:
It’s an Octobasse!
About 6 feet taller than a standard double bass instrument the octobasse was first created by Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume in 1850. He made only three of them, and unlike Louis Jimenez, the big instrument did not fall and crush him to death.
Judy and Jim next to the octobasse
This was a short visit to PHX for the weekend. We saw two Colorado Rockies games during their Spring training at Salt River Stadium and also got a quick visit with our friend Meredith.
Bass so big
Well, if you stood on a ladder to finger the board, you wouldn’t be able to bow the strings, at least not very well. That’s why there are special levers built in to the octobasse to help out.