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, and he played a couple of short pieces on it for his senior recital this past May.”
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We believe the bass to be earlier than 1850, could be Italian in origin or possibly New England Dearborn. Zach restored the bass to a playable 3-string and its remarkable voice has returned! Here’s some pics of Zach performing Dragonetti on three strings – bravo to all, great work!
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Gary regularly features pre-restoration basses on our Instagram account: @uptonbass
And if you’re not as ambitious as Zach we can restore one for you! Give Gary or Eric a call if you’d be interested in a fine double bass restoration +1 (860) 535-9399