[GEAR] New Upright (Was prayer for wisdom)

#1 · November 23, 2003, 10:14 pm

Posted by: charlie.sattgast <charlie.sattgast@...>

Yes, it is indeed a Samuel Shen. Nice instrument with robust tone and a
gorgeous carved top. I bought the thing, and now I have no excuses.
It's time for some serious WORK.

I'll post a picture of it as soon as I have one. Thanks for the
comment, Monte, and the prayers.

Charlie Sattgast
Portland, OR

On Sunday, November 23, 2003, at 02:00 AM, Monte Butts wrote:

> Is it a Shen? I've not heard of a Chen, but Shen's are one of the
> better
> factory basses out there. I talked to a guy who has actually been to
> their
> place in China, and unlike many of the instrument makers over there,
> they
> are entirely made by skilled workers in a real family atmosphere. I
> think
> the husband does the carving, the wife does the varnish, etc.
>
> I played one of their best models in Austin a few years ago and
> thought it
> was a nice instrument.