She said that she saw the ghost of her husband embrace him on stage, and took this as a sign to pass the bass on. Karr continued playing the instrument, and it became his main bass for over 40 years until he donated the instrument to the International Society of Bassists, an organization he founded. The instrument was recently featured with bassist Scott Pingel and the San Francisco Academy Orchestra.
She saw her husband's ghost embrace him on stage, taking it as a sign to pass the bass. Karr continued playing this instrument for over 40 years until its donation to the International Society of Bassists, an organization he founded. The instrument was featured with Scott Pingel and the San Francisco Academy Orchestra recently.