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AES Fine Instruments:
Custom double basses take between 300 and 400 hours to build. Examples of types of wood include highly figured quilted bigleaf maple for the back & ribs, Sitka spruce for the top and big leaf maple for the neck . Overhangs are 5mm or more. Unique features include Graphite reinforced neck, for enhanced stabilty; specially carved and braced back, which increases volume and depth; scroll carved from the get-go with a C-extension in mind.Website: AES Fine InstrumentsDouble Bass Luthiers
AES Fine Instruments:
Custom double basses take between 300 and 400 hours to build. Examples of types of wood include highly figured quilted bigleaf maple for the back & ribs, Sitka spruce for the top and big leaf maple for the neck . Overhangs are 5mm or more. Unique features include Graphite reinforced neck, for enhanced stabilty; specially carved and braced back, which increases volume and depth; scroll carved from the get-go with a C-extension in mind.Website: AES Fine Instruments
Atlanta String Repair:
Repair and restoration of violins, violas, cellos, and string basses, as well as ethnic string instruments such as Russian balalaikas and domras. Restoration includes reconstructing a damaged instrument using as much of the original material as possible to preserve the integrity of the instrumentWebsite: Atlanta String Repair
Bob Beerman's Bass Violin Shop:
Bob Beerman's Bass Violin Shop offers a catalogue of bass violins. A few luthiers whose guitars are featured include Sam Shen, Karl Hofner, and Otto Hausmann.Website: Bob Beerman's Bass Violin Shop
A440:
A440 offers a variety of unique double basses. Most basses offered are imported from Europe while some are built in the United States.Website: A440
Cincinnati Bass Cellar:
The Cincinnati Bass Cellar is the exclusive distributor of Albert Jakstadt basses. These basses come in two body types: gamba shaped and violin cornered. The dimensionsare 45 3/4" body length, 20" top bouts, 14 3/4" waist, 28" bottom bouts, 9 1/9" rib depth, and 42" string length.Website: Cincinnati Bass Cellar
G Edward Lutherie:
G. Edward Lutherie Inc. offers their Eminence Removable Neck upright bass. This bass features a rock maple neck, ebony fingerboard, laminated spruce top, laminated curly maple back, 3" air chamber depth, 10-1/2" x 31-1/2" body size, fully adjustable maple bridge, and a weight of 14 lbs.Website: G Edward Lutherie
Gerard Samija Luthier:
The Eminence is a portable upright 4-string with removable neck. Features include a laminated, arched top of spruce, braced with a solid spruce bassbar and soundpost, and a laminated, arched back made of highly figured curly maple. The standard 41-3/8" scale is strung with D’Addario Helicore strings, and the maple neck sports an ebony fingerboard and nut. The fully height-adjustable maple bridge with modified Realist pickup allows personalized action adjustments. Website: Gerard Samija Luthier
Gorman Basses:
The Gorman Double Basses feature exquisite craftsmanship, exceptional sound and playability. Custom building and restorations accepted.Website: Gorman Basses
Guarneri House:
Guraneri House offers a variety of unique double basses for the concert artist, professional, or collector.Website: Guarneri House
Heartland String Bass:
Heartland String offers basses constructed of select maple back, sides & neck with a spruce top. Everything is crafted within ther shop; no kits are involved. By exercising complete control over the entire bass-building process, basses are produced that provide superior tonal quality, massive projection, and exquisite playability. Website: Heartland String Bass
JD Hill Music:
JD Hill Music is the US distributor for Thomas Martin basses. These basses offer round back, flat back, 4 string, 5 string, and C-extension models.Website: JD Hill Music
Jean Auray Luthier:
Double basses made to order according to the needs of the musician. Models include the 4/4 viol shape with string stop of 105 to 106 cm, 3/4 violin shape with string stop of 104 to 105 cm and a 5-string 4/4 model with string stop of 105 to 106 cmWebsite: Jean Auray Luthier
JR Judd Violins:
The Samuel Shen Model 80 bass is constructed from a laminate wood which provides a good tone at a reasonable cost. The instrument is fully laminated, with an attractive lacquer varnish and hand-carved neck and scroll. This instrument comes with an adjustable French bridge with mahogany wheels and all ebony fittings. It is available in 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, and 3/4 sizes. Website: JR Judd Violins
KC Strings:
Models include KC Series in plywood, carved & hybred, the Heartland Series which are fitted with an advanced bass bar, the Richard Williams which are made with a higher level of craftsmanship from European tonewoods, the Williams and Krutz model utilizes fully professional materials and precise specifications which give them the strong sound and tonal flexibility desired by advanced students and rising professionals and the top of the line Anton Krutz model for soloists and ensemble players. Craftsmanship includes precise arching and graduations and a unique ground mineral and varnish treatment that gives each instrument its timbre and Bel Canto voice, similar to that of the fine Italian masters.Website: KC Strings
Kolstein Music, Inc:
Kolstein produces over 60 different models of stand-up basses. A wide variety of styles, materials and price ranges available.Website: Kolstein Music, Inc
Los Angeles Bass Works:
Los Angeles Bass Works offers a variety of unique double basses.Website: Los Angeles Bass Works
Michelle Fiore Luthier:
Michelle Fiore offers restored classic basses containing a revolving catalogue of instruments.Website: Michelle Fiore Luthier
Mike Asetta:
Mike Asetta offers a catalogue of unique basses imported from Europe as well as some made in the United States.Website: Mike Asetta
Nahrmann Bass:
The Nahrmann Bass Shop offers a large selection of new and used double basses from a variety of luthiers.Website: Nahrmann Bass
Nick Lloyd Doublebass Luthier:
Nick Lloyd builds unique basses of 42" string length. Custom ordering is available.Website: Nick Lloyd Doublebass Luthier
Robert Ross:
Robert Ross offers built and renovated double basses. These basses inclue four string c-extension, five string poplar black, and four string sycamore models.Website: Robert Ross
Solano Basses:
Solano basses offer maple, walnut, or will back tone woods, spruce top woods, and ebony fingerboards. They also feature ebony plugs with brass trimmed steel rods, anodized black aluminum bridges, and ebony saddles.Website: Solano Basses
Stephen Wise:
Stephen Wise offers double basses featuring bolt on necks for easy height adjustments.Website: Stephen Wise
Stringed Instruments Restoration and Making:
Stringed Instruments offers custom made one of a kind double basses.Website: Stringed Instruments Restoration and Making
The Acoustic Bass Shop:
The Acoustic Bass Shop offers an inventory of double basses from luthiers including Christopher & Eminence.Website: The Acoustic Bass Shop
TheStringBass.com:
Bruce Sexauer offers a catalogue of mid-range renovated double basses.Website: TheStringBass.com
Thomas Martin:
Thomas Martin offers custom basses in four styles. The Thomas Martin double bass features mountain spruce and fir for the tables and fittings, English "Baker" style tuners, round and flat back styles, and two sizes (4/4(42") and large 3/4(41")). The Bergonzi double bass features a lower register and a string length of 103 cm. The Ruggieri double bass is a four or five string bass with a 29" bottom and 42" string length. The Five String double bass features a string length of 106 cm.Website: Thomas Martin
Upton Bass:
The Upton Bass String Instrument Co. offers a variety of Upton Bass double basses as well as basses from Engelhardt and Shen. Upton Bass instruments feature ebony fingerboards, tailpieces, nuts, and saddles. They can customized with 5 strings, left handed, Eb necks, C extenstions, and tuner upgrades.Website: Upton Bass
Vontietzenhoffen.com:
Vontietzenhoffen offers custom built and repaired double basses.Website: Vontietzenhoffen.com
Zacary S Martin Luthier:
Zachary S. Martin offers restored basses from Samuel Shen, Donald Gorman, Jordi Ruscada, and others. These instruments are offered with fingerboard shaping, nut adjustment, bridge shaping, and sound post placement services.Website: Zacary S Martin Luthier
Steve Wise Double Bass:
Steve Wise Double Bass manufactures and reapirs double bass guitars. Please click on the link for more information.Website: Steve Wise Double Bass