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Double basses
Some of the basses we have for sale:
4-String instruments
Violone built by Andreas Gisalberti in Parma, Italy 1756. Old music setup. Stringlength 91cm
French bass built by Thibouville Lamy in Mirecourt, France. Flat back, gamba shape, stringlength 106cm
French bass, built around1780 (dendro 1752) in the area of Paris. Violinmodel with an arched back.
Stringlength 107cm
German bass built in Saxony around 1900. Violin model with an arched back. Stringlength 106,5cm
English double bass made by Calow, Nottingham around 1890. Gambamodel. Flat back, stringlength 105,5
Herrmann Dölling Jr., built around 1900 in Markneukirchen, Germany. Gambamodel, flat back. Stringlength
105cm
G. Milandri. Built 1940 in Cesena, Italy, Violinmodel with arched back. Snaarlengte 108,5
Rugieri model by George & Thomas Martin, built 2012, arched back, stringlength 105,5cm
Early big Venetian bass built around 1740 with a later top probably by Giacinto Santaguliana. Dendron of
the top is 1823, stringlength 108cm
Albert Schlegel, Markneukirchen, Germany 1956. Gambamodel with arched back. Stringlength 106,5cm.
Giovanni Francesco Pressenda, built with the help of Noiriel ,1827 Turin, Italy. Arched back. Stringlenth
106,5cm
Preyer, model1, Violinmodel with a one piece arched back and outside linings. Stringlength 106cm
Mario Girardi, Milano, Italy 1924, Violinmodel, flat back. Stringlength 104cm
Joseph Hill, built around 1780 in London, England. Cut down. With a stringlength of 105cm it’s comfortable
to play
Joseph Narciso de la Vega, built around 1780 in Spain (dendro 1771). A small bass with a lot of sound.
Stringlength 101cm
English double bass, built in London by the John Betts workshop around 1820. Stringlength 103cm. Certificate available
Italian doublebass, built in Northern Italy around 1900, flat back. Stringlength 107cm. Dendrochronogical report available.
English double bass built by Thomas Kennedy in London 1825. Great condition, stringlength
106cm
Lajos Kovacs, Budapest around 1930. This bass was built for L. Montag, the writer of the
Montag Sonata. This was his travel bass with removable neck. Stringlength 103cm. Very
easy to play in the thumb position
Guiseppe Tarantino 1925, Napels. Gamba model, flat back. Stringlength 105cm
5-String instruments
Giuseppe Tarantino, Napels, Italy, 1930. Gamba model, flat back. Converted to 5-string. Stringlenth 107cm
5-string bass with lionhead by Daniel Royé, Amsterdam 1999, Kennedy model, Stringlength 106,5cm
Horst Grünert, built 2006 in Penzberg, Germany. Violinmodel, flat back
Pöllmann 5 string, Busetto model with carved edges, built in Germany in 1978. Arched back, stringlength
103,5cm
Doublebass made by Jürgen Preyer in Arnhem, 2020. Stringlength:106cm, sold
German doublebass, built around 1900 in Saxony. Top not original. Stringlength 107,5cm
Viennese bass, built in Romania, setup for Viennese tuning. Stringlength 105cm

































































































































































