Double Bass Workshop

This nice Romanian bass suffered a blow to the neck.  The back button broke out and stayed with the neck heel.

 First we removed the button from the neck and glued it into the back.

Then we removed the back from the bass and fit a patch to reinforce the area.

After trimming.

The back was glued onto the bass and the neck reset.

The final result.

We installed a new Engelhardt neck on a nice Kay bass from the Forties.

Cutting a new dovetail:

Fitting the neck.

Final shaping of the neck and setting up the instrument to play:

The final result.  We took the opportunity to improve the neck angle and overstand.

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Here's one way of stiffening the thin neck of a Kay bass - using a carbon graphite rod.  Shown is the routing setup post cut, the carbon rod and the maple filler strip that goes over the top.

Flat back basses can shrink over the width of the back.  An insert restores the original width of the back.

 this and many other internal repairs for a nice Mittenwald orchestral bass.

Here's a shot of a low C extension installed by the Double Bass Workshop.  One piece ebony with chromatic ebony stops and intonation adjustable brass hardware.  Everything conceived and made in house.

Our shop made endpin. 

Here are some shots of a new neck we installed on a nice old Tyrolean bass.

Originally a "club neck".

Welcome to the website for the Double Bass Workshop.  We specialize in the sales, repair and restoration of the upright bass. Within the website you'll find a listing of the basses we have for sale, some photos of a few repairs we've done under the 'News' section, as well as some articles you might find useful.  Thanks for visiting and feel free to contact us.