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Double basses

Some of the basses we have for sale:

4-String instruments

 
English double bass built by Thomas Kennedy in London 1825. Great condition, stringlength
106cm.
 
Hawkes, Model Professor, built for Hawkes, London in Germany. Arched back, violin model,
stringlength 106cm.
 
Double bass built around 1820, probably by a member of the Gagliano family in Napels, Italy.
Scrol, parts of the sides and varnish not original. Big bass with a great sound. Stringlength
106cm. Comes with a certificate of George Martin.

English double bass, built in London by the John Betts workshop around 1820. Stringlength 103cm. Certificate available
 
Viennese model, built around 1810 (dendro 1795), stringlength 105,5cm
 
Fendt model built by Guenter Krahmer (Pöllmann) 1979. Stringlenth 105,5cm
 
Italian doublebass, built in Northern Italy around 1900, flat back. Stringlength 107cm. Dendrochronogical report available.

Mittenwald model, built by J.Preyer in 2024, arched back made of poplar, one piece, slap cut top. Stringlength 104,5 cm, sold
 
Mittenwald Model, built by J. Preyer in 2020, flat back, stringlength 103cm, sold

Violin model, built by Aristide Cavallo in Cremona, 1902. Stringlength 100cm


Italian bass, built by G. Pareschi in 1977, arched back, stringlength 104,5cm

Viennese bass, built in Romania. Stringlength 104.5cm
 
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

 
Doublebass made by Jürgen Preyer in Arnhem, 2020. Stringlength:106cm, sold


German bass, built in Saxony around 1870. Flat back. Stringlength 108cm


English bas made by William Booth in Leeds around 1830. Stringlength: 107cm.


German doublebass, made by Philip Rieger in Mittenwald, 1920. Stringlength: 113cm

Double bass built by Domenico Busan in Venice, 1749, slab cut top, back and sides pearwood, stringlength 108cm

German doublebass, built around 1900 in Saxony. Top not original. Stringlength 107,5cm

 Paul Claudot, built in Mirecourt, France, around 1860, 5-string, stringlength 109cm


Italian bass, made by Domenico Tomassini in Viterbo, 1956. String length: 103.5cm
 
Viennese bass, built in Romania, setup for Viennese tuning. Stringlength 105cm