Basses for Sale

This is an instrument that comes from the “Enescu” workshop in Reghin Romania, and features a large gamba form with rounded lower corner blocks in the tradition of Mathias Klotz. The top uses even grained spruce with bearclaw figure, the back is made from highly figured poplar and the sides

We have a new bass from the “Enescu” workshop in Reghin Romania.  With a form inspired by an instrument made by Carlo Antonio Testore and made famous by Bottesini, this instrument features  a beautiful round back and and sides made from flamed Lombardy poplar.   This is a great looking bass,

From the Rubner workshop in Saxony we have another Michael Glass design.   The flat back and sides are made from maple, and the top is made from straight grain German spruce free of defects.   Finished with maroon brown spirit varnish. Some dimensions: String length 41 1/2″ Lower bout width 24

Here’s another traditional German design by Michael Glass.   Well chosen wood was used with this bass, with even grained spruce and  flamed bookmatched maple for the round back, sides and neck. The dark golden brown spirit varnish is lightly antiqued and highly polished. Some dimensions: string length: 41 lower bout

Another fully carved  instrument from the Rubner workshop. This has an antiqued red finish and looks great with a bit of  maple flame wood figure in the back and sides. Some dimensions: lower bout width 26 1/4″ upper bout width 19 1/4″ rib depth at lower block 7 15/16″ rib

A beautiful bass from the Rubner workshop in Saxony. The top is made from German spruce and the flat back, sides and neck  from flamed Bosnian maple.  The polished spirit varnish is a reddish golden brown with a bit of antiquing.  Gold Rubner French style tuners set off the flame

A nice new bass from the German Rubner workshop in Saxony,  with European Spruce and Carpathian flamed maple. The finish is red spirit varnish with some antiquing. Some dimensions: string length 40 3/16″ upper bout width 19 3/8″ lower bout width 26 1/4″ rib depth tapers from 7 3/8″ to

A fully carved roundback bass from Gewa’s German workshop. This one has some nice wood figure with plenty of Bearclaw in the top and nice flame in the back. Also with beautiful reddish golden brown varnish with antiquing. Some dimensions: string length 41 3/8″ lower bout width 26 1/2″ upper

This instrument uses the same form as the popular flat back willow 3/4 bass,  but has a rounded carved back.  Note:  the ribs on all the willow basses from Shen are laminated now.  These days many fine instrument makers use this technique – it helps to keep flatsawn sides from

With a solid carved spruce top and plywood back and sides these instruments have a fuller sound than a plywood bass, but offer a more durable and affordable alternative to a fully carved bass.   Nice oil varnish finish with inlaid purfling in the top.  Includes an adjustable Despiau bridge,  German

We have an outstanding Romanian bass for sale.  Visually the look is very well done ground prep,  glaze and golden brown spirit varnish giving the instrument a depth and “chatoyance” that is  deep and beautiful. The wood quality is rare as well with very straight grained spruce and highly figured

This is Shen’s oil varnished version of their “workhorse” laminated sb80 bass and we’ve had great luck with this model.   This instrument is well made and looks great. It has a good sounding “thump” and sustain for pizzicato playing,  and the bass is designed for comfortable arco playing as well.