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Josh
Upton Bass String Instrument Co.

This beautiful, comfortable Pollmann from 2004 would shine in solo or chamber music settings with a clear, present and detailed arco sound. Click on the pic to hear it in action and for some playability and craftsmanship notes from Gary.

***This bass will be up for auction today at the special reduced price- call it a graduation sale- of $15,000. As it's an auction, there will be an incentive to bid higher. If it reaches $18,000 or above, we'll include an ebony c-extension with one gate! Click HERE to see the auction.***

This fine double bass is a small-ish three quarter size violin shaped instrument with nicely flamed maple back & ribs. The three piece slab-cut spruce top with painted purfling is typically Italian. The neck is a replacement made by William Merchant.  Bill found the bass with a later "folk head stock" but with the original three gears. It is now fitted with those gears, plus a later Nineteenth Century fourth gear. The bass has a 41 1/2" string length with an E flat neck. The over-stand was set higher so that the upper register is quite accessible despite the violin shaped shoulders. The varnish was restored by Bill to the original "dragon's blood" red- and there are many large patches of the original varnish that were used to match to. The bass was made in the mid to end of the 18th century.

Filmed at our Stonington location a couple years back, this video highlights the entire setup of a new UB double bass, done by our master setup luthier Jack. Ever wondered how we fit a bridge, shape a fingerboard, set a soundpost? Click on the pic to find out!