Our approach to creating your perfect bass - communication is key! Buying an Upton bass is a personal process that we are happy to guide you through. We love it when you can visit the shop, but not all can, and most do not! The majority of our customers order basses from their homes around the world. By taking our time together, we can arrive at the perfect bass for your musical dreams, ability level and budget. Gary speaks to this process in this new video: https://youtu.be/5XlOSAuHhD8 For the complete video, click here. Often a bassist who comes to us…
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Here's a full gallery of our recently finished Busetto copy! Follow the posts below for more info on this bass and the remarkable Nina Bernat. This bass was built from direct tracings of a Gia. Maria del Busetto double bass viol from the late 17th Century. This beautiful, diminutive cello-shaped instrument clearly does not have the commonly-referred-to "Busetto" recurves on the C-bouts! That historic instrument is still in use, but can now lean on the capabilities of its new companion, this new, solid flatback of tightly-flamed English Sycamore. The adjustable/removable neck allows for the direct response and tone of solid…
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Here are some recent outstanding Bottesini performances from double bassist Nina Bernat! You can find these and much more at her website: NinaBernat.com For this Fantasia, Nina plays the 17th Century Busetto double bass copied for our Busetto Model: https://youtu.be/QTq83GgqoBY ...and the pitch and energy in this Gran Duo performance is so impressive! https://youtu.be/sMNsX-cg8Bc
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And Nina Bernat! Gary shows off our recently completed Busetto double bass, copied from a 17th Century Gia Maria del Busetto instrument. Full gallery of this Upton to come! Call Gary for more on this remarkable bass: +1 (860) 535-9399 or submit an inquiry https://youtu.be/7o_PsGW7-UM Gia. Maria Del Busetto, Cremona Late 17th Century
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