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…
Recently Made Uptons - A Gallery of Notable UB Builds
Our Latest Jazz Double Bass Project!
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…
Bass Hero Quotes – Wall Art from Upton Bass!
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…
Upton Busetto Double Bass Gallery
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…
Introduction to the Upton Busetto
And Nina Bernat! Gary shows off our recently completed Busetto double bass, copied from a 17th Century Gia Maria del Busetto instrument. Full gallery of this Upton to come! Call Gary for more on this remarkable bass: +1 (860) 535-9399 or submit an inquiry
Bohemian Summer!
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…
Stonington Model 5-String Double Bass with Extension
This new Stonington Model is an inspired extra-range build! Strung with a high C on the 5th string, the E extends to the low C, giving a very handy 4-octave range (C to shining C?) Many have asked about the new Stonington pattern – it’s basically a “true 3/4-size” double bass with violin corners, with…
The Amazing Basses of One Spalted Maple Tree!
For well over a decade we’ve been building instruments from a large delivery of Pacific Northwest lumber – a single tree trunk in particular is responsible for some of the most striking spalted grain patterns we’ve ever featured! As we get towards the end of this wood stock, here’s a gallery of just a few…
“Santagiuliana” Double Bass Gallery
Our remarkable spalted Maple makes another appearance on this beautiful rounded cello-like Venetian pattern dating to the early 19th Century! A fully-carved flatback with long fingerboard swoop – this beautiful custom commission will be taking its place within the bass section of the New York Philarmonic. If you imagine a dream bass not covered by…
Karr Model 5/8ths Double Bass Gallery
We love this new Karr build and are excited it’s going to a great school program for young bassists! This bass really captures the spirit of our collaboration with Gary Karr – a great, expressive string instrument at a sensible price. We know it will shine in the hands of the double bass section at…
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