A 8x12 inch fine art print of a double bass scroll and tuning gears, showing product dimensions and clean white border margins.

The Bass Scroll | Rhythm, Craft, and Spatial Form

8" x 12" / Standard
$45.00
$45.00
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A 8x12 inch fine art print of a double bass scroll and tuning gears, showing product dimensions and clean white border margins.
  • A 8x12 inch fine art print of a double bass scroll and tuning gears, showing product dimensions and clean white border margins.
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The Bass Scroll | Rhythm, Craft, and Spatial Form

The Bass Scroll | Rhythm, Craft, and Spatial Form

$45.00
$45.00
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The Story behind the Lens

Captured during a brief intermission at a live music and art gathering at AOOA Farm in Goshen, New York, The Bass Scroll sits at the intersection of music, craft, and architectural design. As Miss Maybell & Her Ragtime Romeos paused their set, the bass player laid his instrument across the raw plywood floor. The moment inspired a reflection on Architecture: The Performance, a concept exploring how built structures, music, and physical movement share a singular design language. In this quiet moment between acts, the instrument itself becomes a piece of performing architecture.

The Composition

This vertical macro study focuses on the headstock of a double bass, celebrating the structural tension between wood, metal, and space. The hand-carved, volumetric spiral of the scroll mimics classic ionic volutes, while the exposed brass gears of the pegbox showcase functional, mechanical engineering. Bathed in warm light, the polished varnish and intricate hardware stand out against the raw, unrefined grain of the plywood floor; a striking contrast between refined structural artistry and raw design.

Fine Art Quality

To ensure the warm wood varnish, aged brass patina, and wood grain textures translate perfectly from the lens to your walls, I personally print each piece using the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100. I’ve selected three professional paper stocks to showcase the unique character of this photograph:

  • Artisan Textured (Palo Duro Etching 315): My top recommendation for this piece. The heavy, cold-press texture enhances the organic feel of the carved wood and raw stage floor, giving the macro portrait a rich, tangible fine art finish.
  • Gallery Smooth (Aurora Art White 300): A 100% cotton rag with a sophisticated semi-smooth finish. Designed for surgical precision, it captures every fine detail—from the teeth on the brass gears to the subtle hairline cracks in the aged varnish—with clinical clarity.
  • Standard Satin (UltraPro Satin 270): A professional gallery staple. Its soft, pebbled texture produces deep contrast, allowing the warm, glowing highlights of the brass mechanisms to pop off the darker background without reflection.

Available Sizes & Presentation

  • Small (Nominal 8" x 12"): Printed on a 9" x 13" paper sheet with a 7" x 10.5" image area. Fits standard 12" x 16" frames using a 8.5" x 12.5" mat opening.

  • Medium (Nominal 12" x 18"): Printed on a 14" x 20" paper sheet with a 12" x 18" image area (1-inch surround). Fits 18" x 24" frames using a custom 13.5" x 19.5" mat opening.

  • Master Print (Nominal 15" x 20"): Printed on a 17" x 22" paper sheet with a 15" x 20" image area (1-inch surround). Fits 20" x 24" or custom frames using a 16.5" x 21.5" mat opening. Includes Free Domestic Shipping.

Artist’s Signature

Every print includes a border surround designed for ease of matting and safe handling. I hand-title each piece in the lower-left margin beneath the image and sign/date it in graphite on the lower-right—a classic gallery finish that marks it as an authentic TPegg Photography original.

  • Bottom Left: The Bass Scroll
  • Bottom Right: TPegg | 28 June 2026

Artist’s Note

"Back in college, my architectural thesis was titled Architecture: The Performance, where I explored built form as an active performance—much like music or dance. Seeing this double bass lying on the plywood floor during a break at AOOA Farm brought that concept right back to life. An instrument like this is structural art made to produce sound; its carved scroll, brass gears, and swept curves are architectural elements in miniature. Capturing it at rest on the raw plywood floor felt like documenting a performer taking a breath before the next act."

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