Double Bass Repair & Restoration

An inside view of Upton Bass String Instrument Co.'s Instrument Repair & Restoration Workshop. Our sister website, www.StringRepair.com was originally created to communicate with our clients about the progress of their project, as well as to better display our double bass repair & restoration capabilities in conjunction with UptonBass.com. StringRepair.com was launched in 2005 and was one of the first active repair blogs on the web, opening the door to better transparency to the client 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, and our active repairs are showcased below and on the following pages.

While StringRepair.com is not actively updated today, we keep it up as it's become a great reference source for many workshops worldwide. We hope you enjoy the collection!

Holiday Kay Bass Sale!

We’ve dropped the price on two of the rarest vintage Kays you can find – by 500 bucks! If you’ve been very good this year, tell Santa and leave out the milk and cookies. Or just snag one for yourself before he gets to them!

Are You Social?

Or maybe not? Either way, you can follow our social media! Some people still aren’t on Facebook. Or they were, and they bailed. Maybe you want to keep the virtual maelstrom at arms length to help your bass playing. Reminded of an interview with Keith Moon – “Why do you need so many Rolls Royces…

Martin English Basses in Abundance

A lot of exciting things from Thomas and George Martin are here this holiday season! There’s a gang of Martin English basses in the Upton Bass barn. And if you’re as fanatical as we are about historic instruments, skip the lines for the next I-thing and consider the Martins’ newly published masterwork, The English Double…

Happy Thanksgiving! UB Open this Weekend

Hope everybody has a wonderful holiday, surrounded by great people, great food and great music. We will be closed Thanksgiving Day, but the shop will be open our normal hours this Friday and Saturday. Stop by! Thanks for being part of our family – from the whole Upton Bass crew!

Upton Bass Holiday Giveaway: Emile Kuehnl Double Bass Bow

This is a finely crafted Emile Kuehnl double bass bow, French grip, valued at $1,200. FREE to one promising bass player! Upton Bass has been entrusted by a generous donor to find this bow’s next home. Our intention is to find a student double bassist who deserves an excellent world-class handmade wooden bow! Click Here…

Tewkesbury and Prescott – A Tale of Moses and Abraham

(…Set in New Hampshire) We are listing again an 1844 Moses Tewkesbury double bass, an instrument clearly akin to our 1845 Abraham Prescott. Beautifully restored with a low B-extension, this bass also has the low pipe-organ authority that has made Prescott basses famous. By the mid 1840’s Abraham Prescott had a thriving shop in Concord,…

What’s New in the Bass Loft? November Vintage Update

There’s been a lot of turnover in our Vintage and Used inventory. And with the holidays around the corner, there’s bound to be a lot more! Four European vintage double basses built in the last 100 years and one unique stunner from Mystic, Connecticut are showcased below. Remember, even if you can’t make it to…

Kays, Kays, Kays! Come and Get Your Red Hot Kay Bass!

Sometimes it feels like we’ve seen every single Kay bass on the face of the Earth come through here – turns out, we’re not even close! BUT, with the market bouncing back on the value of Kays, the really good ones are coming out of hiding. Add to that, with so many on the market…

Willie Nelson, Kevin Smith & Upton on Kimmel

Well that was worth waiting for! Kevin Smith gets center stage on Jimmy Kimmel Live, holding down a couple tunes with Willie Nelson. Kevin’s tried and true Upton Bohemian Hybrid with Deluxe Top and Adjustable/Removable Neck is the cameraman’s favorite foil!

Kevin Smith TV Update

Maybe you tuned into Jimmy Kimmel on Monday night to find no Willie Nelson… Kevin dropped us a line – they taped the show Monday night, but it won’t be shown until October 30th. Sorry for the confusion! Stay tuned!