Apprezzato Hand Crafted Double Bass
A high quality hand made student Double Bass, the perfect partner for an advanced player
Recommended up to and over grade 8
European solid spruce top with maple back and sides finished with oil-based varnish
Ebony fingerboard and tuning pegs with alloy tailpiece
Supplied with basic black bag
Bows available separately in French or German styles
Professionally set-up at Bridge Street Violins
Product Information
The Apprezzato double bass is the perfect choice for advancing students or young professional players, combining high quality with unrivaled value for money. Every instrument is made in a small family workshop in Beijing.
The team of expert craftsmen carve the panels by hand from carefully selected European tonewoods to ensure the best possible tone. They use solid European spruce for the table, European maple for the back and sides, and smooth ebony for the fingerboard. The wood is seasoned for strength before being handled and finished with an oil-based lacquer which improves resonance and gives it an attractive antique sheen.
Supplied as instrument only, the Apprezzato double bass bows in French and German styles.
A descendent of either the viol or violin instrument family, the double bass is the largest and lowest pitched instrument found in a modern symphony orchestra. It also features as a concerto soloist, within chamber ensembles and outside of the classical genre in styles including jazz, blues, rock and roll right through to rockabilly, bluegrass and many varieties of folk music. The instrument is usually played pizzicato (plucked) or arco (bowed), a mixture of both is common for orchestral and tango music where other disciplines including jazz, blues and rockabilly favour pizzicato.
Professional Set Up
All instruments are professionally set up by our resident Bridge Street Luthier for a high quality sound. This set up includes peg adjustment, finger board resurfacing, top nut adjustment, sound post and bridge fitting, adjustments for optimal string height and playing comfort.
How long will it take to arrive?
These wonderful instruments are available for special order and are not held in stock due to their size, please get in touch to check get an accurate lead time. When this instrument is special ordered for you, it will be set up and prepared especially for you and can be customized based on your personal preferences.
Postage Options
Once we have the best possible sound, the instrument can be sent out to you, anywhere in the UK, a postage charge is applied at the checkout, alternatively you can collect free of charge from our Workshop near Lincoln Free of charge. International postage is available, please get in touch for an individual quote.
