An inside view of Upton Bass String Instrument Co.’s Instrument Repair & Restoration Workshop. The workshop was created to communicate with clients about the progress of their projects and to better showcase our repair and restoration capabilities. Launched in 2005, we opened the door to better transparency for clients from the back room of the workshop.
Today, Upton Bass String Instrument Co. continues to offer world-class repairs of all instruments in the violin family. We repair upright basses, violins, and cellos, ensuring each instrument receives the attention it deserves. Our active repairs are showcased below and on the following pages.
Our commitment to transparency means you can stay informed about the progress of your project every step of the way. But don’t just take our word for it—check out our reviews here and see what our satisfied clients have to say!
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If you've been following us online you might have caught the part where Gary has been in his secret lab (cottage kitchen) testing different recipes for great bow rosin. And if you think that means Gary's up at dawn and the whole place smells like pine and coffee, you'd be right! Rosin is another one of those pieces of bass player kit that deserves some extra examination. And the bassists who truly depend on it for their sound can be obsessive, even blending their own. Even if your bowing is limited to grabbing for arco under the final chord, you…
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Upton Bass School brings detailed lessons and insight from our own setup benches directly to you! Our Knowledge Bass is built for every issue great and small, check out a free version of the Upton Bassics care guide, or renew your entire bass setup with our Pro Luthier series! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PXucRl9EmEo No question too great or too small! Browse through our new class area with much more to come!
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Gary has pulled down some basses from the loft which need work but promise to be amazing instruments once tuned back to life! We've set the prices to include the full shop restoration, completely redone, down to the last cleat. The finished instruments will be tuned to precision with modern overstand and a complete setup that includes our remarkable Ebony fingerboard and world's best bridge. Be a part of the restoration of these century-old future gems! Gary can walk you through the plans: +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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