Romanian made Flatback Double Bass
The Bass: Romanian made 3/4 sized flatback
double bass. Solid maple ribs, neck and back. Spruce blocks, braces and
linings with a solid Spruce top that is nicely arched with a full re-curve.
Setup with a maple bridge, Upton Bass bridge adjusters, German made Ulsna
end-pin, Ebony tailpiece and fingerboard, German made Rubner individual tuners
with traditional placement. Hand applied German made spirit varnish.
Sting Length:
41 Inches
Heel:
D
Body Length:
44 Inches
The Story: About 10 years ago Eric from
Upton Bass worked for a US Importer/Distributor here in the North East. Upton
Bass was one of Eric's accounts, and over the years Gary & Eric became good
friends. Gary was buying some Romanian flatbacks from another importer at the
time, and Eric wanted to capture more of Gary's business, so with Gary's
specification list in hand Eric had the Romanian workshop make some basses. The
basses met Gary's approval, so some more basses were made...and when the
shipment would come in Eric would pick the best of the best and call Gary to
come get them.
Fast forward to today and Gary called the importer to see if
they still made the basses and had some to pick through as not all of the
imported basses were worthy of the "Upton Bass" stamp of approval. They did
have some in stock from a 2009 shipment, so Jack (who also used to work for this
importer) drove out to look them over. Jack selected 3 of the best basses and
drove them back to the UB Stonington workshop where he set them up.
These are decent entry level basses made with Carpathian Maple
and Spruce from the Romanian portion of the Carpathian Mountain Range. This is
an easy to play bass well suited to either Jazz or Classical use and could
easily be an instrument that you own for life, despite the low asking price.
Currently we are sold out. Please contact us for information about future arrivals or basses similar to this that may meet your needs as our showroom offering may have basses not yet listed on our website!
