Upton Bohemian Model Opus 144 There's a way to build an entry-level Bohemian. This is not that! When a bassist asks for a next-level instrument using the compact Bohemian package, extraordinary instruments always result. Fully carved roundback of BigLeaf Maple and a high-arched deluxe top - this bass falls into your hands and rings with clarity and warmth, feels beautifully in balance with itself already. Heading to San Diego to be enjoyed with sun, beaches and fish tacos! Call Gary or Eric about a deluxe Bohemian build: +1 (860) 535-9399
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What a great story - Jeremy Baguyos, Professor of Double Bass/Music Technology at University of Nebraska Omaha, sent us an update on an old 3-string double bass that was pretty much falling apart, a shell of dried antique wood. It was an Ebay contestant from our bass barn in the cold winter of 2020! Professor Baguyos' writes: "It was a project bass for my bass student Zach Jeppeson, who was studying to be a luthier while getting his B.A. in Music, at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Zach was able to restore the bass to structural stability and playability,…
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Happy Father's Day! A few interesting basses have just become available here at Upton Bass - in the museum-piece category is this breathtaking Prescott from the early 1800s with Busetto corners: This original-size Abraham Prescott double bass been very well maintained since its restoration in the 1980s, and has clearly been played a lot. For its size, surprisingly comfortable with an open sound and jaw-dropping clear, giant bass. Check out the full gallery here. On the entry-level end of the spectrum - this early Upton hybrid, our SuperSwing version. Early on, we made a handful of these in blonde for…
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This beauty just came in to the shop - at first glance, a pancake bass? Turns out this 'Small Bass Violin' is part of an eight-instrument set made by the American stringmaking pioneer Carlene Hutchins (1911-2009). Carlene was born in New England and built string instruments in Montclair, New Jersey up until she left us at the age of 98! In the 1940s Carlene pursued the study of resonance acoustics with Harvard physicist Frederick Saunders, leading to fresh thinking on the violin family and this new ensemble of string instruments. This 'New Violin Family' includes a range of instruments each…
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