Updated listings for the end of September! The return-to-school and work season has left us with a lot of Upton upgrades in the works and a lot of re-sorting of customer quivers. Which means - we actually have quite an assortment of Upton basses ready to grab and go! For us, the jewel in the crown is the 2009 ultimate Karr build - this bass blew away a lot of our early expectations, winning an ISB Medal for Tone on one of our first original designs. Add two young Brescian jazz cannons, a carved Bohemian and two affordable gigging hybrids,…
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Another classic restored - this Czech double bass is ready for the next chapter with a complete refresh, taken down to the bare wood and restored with a patina befitting a century-old Bohemian. After sitting for ages in attics and finding its way to our loft, this great bass heads to the West Coast newly prepared to swing any bandstand! Rings like a bell! Original hat pegs and brasswork Vintage mojo courtesy time This bass was neglected and even spray-painted at some point, but underneath were the makings of a great Bohemian Czech instrument from the 1920-30s. Fully sorted with…
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Basses take a LOT of tonewood - and as we work and watch the scraps fall, we couldn't help but think - they don't all have to go into the wood stove! Here at the workshop we get some nice trim pieces cut outside the lines on our bass backs once joined - they are now being repurposed as inspirational wall art for our bass playing friends! This is our first series of artist-approved bass-centric wisdom. We'll be debuting them on Etsy, but as we ramp up we're offering you, our friends on the mailing list early dibs! These corners…
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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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