ContrabbassoCat. 13

Double bass Opus 02

Made to order

Copper-amber varnish over a broad spruce top; a double bass built by hand with the same care as the smallest violin of the workshop.

Maker: Gregorio Martini
Family: Double basses
Opus: 02
Top: Spruce
Back & ribs: Maple
Tuning: E · A · D · G
Price: On request

UnicoOne of a kind · made to order

No two instruments from Gregorio’s bench are alike. Each is made to order around the musician who will play it: the size and model, the choice of wood, the arching and the colour of the varnish are decided together, so that it fits your hand, your repertoire and the sound you hear in your head. Double bass · Opus 02 shows what that can become — yours will be made for you alone.

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Seen closely

Handmade double bass by Gregorio Martini, Opus 02 — back — 01Back

Handmade double bass by Gregorio Martini, Opus 02 — scroll — 02Scroll

Fatto a manoMade by hand

How Double bass · Opus 02 was made

Double bass · Opus 02 was built entirely by Gregorio Martini, one piece at a time. The top is carved from spruce, the back and ribs from maple; both plates were arched and graduated by hand until they rang with the right tone.

The scroll was cut freehand, the varnish applied in thin layers and slowly cured, and the instrument was then set up, played and adjusted until its voice was balanced across all four strings.