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Just an update for my friends.
What???!!!
¿What is ISB?
Your basses speak for themselves. I would love to own one someday. Financially, I am but a mere mortal. I don’t dream about other basses . . . . . Your stuff is that good. Better actually . . . . .
Three stripes of curls #threestripes #uptonbass #madeinamerica #purfling #curls #wood #woodworking
Some more fresh #ribs #maple #bbq #uptonbass #madeinamerica #doublebass #uprightbass #brescia
Are you hiring?
How you feeling? On the inside? #uptonbass #doublebass #uprightbass #upton #feeling #inside #bass #madeinamerica #spruce
It's gorgeous
Great shot of true craftsmanship
That's SMOOTH, baby...
hollow, mostly.
Swoopy...
I wish I felt as good as that wood looks.
Such a beautiful mess #mess #uptonbass #concord #madeinamerica #doublebass #uprightbass
Shaving and shaping awesomness. Richard J Greenup
To think such #love attention and #care was invested in a set of tuners. Imagine the #doublebass that pairs with this tuner.
I’d venture to say, there is no other #doublebass maker out there that has mastered fitting a bass bar like this guy. Quite literally, thousands of bass bars. Look up #mastery by that standard he’s only got about 8,000 more to go. There is no bass bar master 🤷🏻♂️#uptonbass #madeinamerica #bass #doublebass
Pretty intense shaping there. Sorry you were not at the Upton Family Reunion here in Aussie. Lol
A little neck (block) shave anyone? #sheffield #shedfieldsteel #uptonbass #doublebass #madeinengland #madeinamerica #wood #spruce #mysticct
Sharp tools fine work. Craftsman to the max.
great shot
Tailblock? Cool...old world style..
It all starts in that big #redbarn and all starts with #spruce #madeinamerica #wood #uptonbass #doublebass #uprightbass #bass #upton
This one came from dere
Love that workshop.
My DB is being realized in there right now! Just got out of varnish and is on to the set up stage soon.😃
Searching around for space #uptonbass #nyc #madeinamerica #chicago #doublebass #upton
Looking for space in NYC?
Big red barn in NYC. Absolutely!!!
Is it NYC or Chicago or is it NYC AND Chicago?!!
Woody AF. Check out this poplar before #varnish #wood #poplar #uptonbass #doublebass
Natures beauty
Almost like a Moths Wing. Great timbers.
Wow!! Man I hope I got some of that mad grain on mine!
Measure twice, cut once. #measurements #layout #uptonbass #doublebass #madeinamerica #mystic
Gee! A lot of beautiful long grained wood. It will Bass up a treat.
Beautiful
Engelhardt!
But which line do I cut???!?
Wait...where does the endpin go? #doublebass #luthier #acoustics #sound #uptonbass #acousticresearch
Oooo...upper bout sound ports?
Lovely #doublebass even the #camera agrees. #nofilterneeded #uptonbass #germany🇩🇪
Ahhh, a thing of beauty !!! 🎶🎻
A fine ole lady. Nice.
Red Bull gives you wings. #redbull give us a perfect template to extend the underside of a #doublebass fingerboard hollow. #uptonbass #upton #madeinamerica #wings #templates #red #bull
#tradesecrets
One...of the reasons we don’t spline. #doublebass #repair #doitrightthefirsttime #doitright #luthier
Ouch
Ouch.
Can you elaborate on what you mean about not splining and how that relates to what we’re looking at in this picture?
“Talking Bass “ LOL !
'Splain spline?
Ouch!!!!!
That’s a funny place for an f hole.
A wood worker can fix that.
Damn
This pic needs a word balloon that says, “Feed me, Seymour!”
My guess is they didn’t want to remove the back, repair the crack properly and cut cross grain cleats and hide clue them in as necessary , just made extra work for the next Luthier !!! Shame 🎶🎻
Well said
Ouch....
If plywood top and back? Is it possible to get back together? Upton Magic Needed??
A few sheet rock screws and she's good to go.
The mouth at GrandMa..
have one similar here for repair, a challenge. don't mind though, I like a challenge
Looks fine
Oooohhhhh the fun part, our Tom preps the neck for another great #uptonbass #doublebass #uprightbass #luthier #wood #chisel
Pretty back
Love the spalted maple!
Beautiful craftsmanship!
That’s going to be gorgeous !
I’d love to see the finished bass. 😍
Insane, man that gonna some pretty wood when it’s finished. I need to see a photo when it’s done.
Love the stand up bass!!
I agree with Jim McVicker, gotta see the finished bass.
We’ve used this log before: uptonbass.com/spalted-concord-model-double-bass/
James This is the one I mentioned. It’s a beauty.
looks like black maire
