A LETTER FROM JOHN PATITUCCI

Hello everybody and welcome in my English blog!

After 1 year from the issues in the Italian version, I am glad to start the issues in the English version hoping it will have the same success and faithful followers of the Italian one. All comments will highly appreciated, I hope you will enjoy reading my articles as much as I enjoy writing them. I will be glad if you would subscribe to my mailing list so to receive constant updates about any new issue.

This small space that I have inserted within our site has been born from an ascertainment on the spot: during the years I devoted to bow making, I realized that those one using bows, i.e. musicians, very often know very little about the object they hold in their right hand.

This blog is specifically devoted to the musicians. Periodically, I will publish articles regarding wood, hair, working techniques, several schools and all topics surrounding such an eluding object that too often turns out to be deceptive.

My first issue is the letter that a dear friend and a world known jazz player sent for the inauguration of our workshop; Mr. John Patitucci, and I profit of this opportunity to thank him for the beautiful appraisal words that he has addressed to our workshop.

So long

Paolo.

Dear Paolo and Daniel,

Bravo amici !!!!!!! I wanted to tell you some great news. On my new
recording i used the Navea Vera bow in a special piece called "
Scenes from an Opera". In one portion of the piece, Sachi and i
overdubbed a string Octet with 4 Double Basses and 4 Celli. I used
the Navea Vera and the Vigneron for different parts of the 4 Basses.
THEN, came a very interesting test that i did in the studio for the
beginning of the piece. I wrote a solo Double Bass intro where the
Bass plays the theme alone with the bow. I tried out both bows to see
which one would sound best and the NAVEA VERA was NUMERO UNO !!!!!!
So you will hear your bow in a featured part of the new CD when it
comes out next year. The CD is with Joe Lovano and Brian Blade and it
will be called "Remembrance"

Grazie Mille Mi Fratelli ,

John Patitucci