Luthiery shop for thedoublebass
contrabassetto and cello
Building of new instrument uponoriginal models
as well as old instruments copies
I use very first choice tonewoodimported from Italy
germany and east europe
Beside classical tonewood I getnobles tropical woods
as bahia rosewood and purpleheart
Tweaks and maintenace services asfine graduation
of fingerboard and bridge
Maintenace and repair offrench and germany bow
with high quality horse hair
All my bridges are designed and cut based on original models, developed by me, and are individually conceived for each contrabass.
I’ve always verified the thesis that there is no such thing as the definitive bridge for any instrument, for all situations. In fact I’ve found that it’s quite the opposite. Sometimes it is necessary to exchange the bridge when the instrument changes hands, perhaps because the musician needs a another timbre for a repertoire different than the previous owner’s, or in order to compensate for differences in playing technique.
My model bridge was conceived initially using the same construction tools that I use for my contrabasses. Therefore, it is easy to find in it elements of the golden ratio and Renaissance notions of equilibrium. This side image shows a sketch, from my model template, demonstrating how simple it is to find this information in my design...