Workshop: Making a Martin Concert 4/4 Double Bass Ep, 1 Taking Apart

[@woutmoerman711]

What a great and honest video. So you order bass bodies to your designs in the white and use these as starting material? You must have a great supplier because it looks already fabulous before you start working on it. BTW, spraying the bare wood with a bit of alcohol helps to show the grain and flames in the video.

[@brunomaiamusician]

True. I saw it being done using benzene

[@brunomaiamusician]

Hello George we have spoken on the phone about the Concert model. Thanks for your time. I was embarrassed to ask, maybe it is an industrial secret. A Luthier from Cremona has been taking some similar approach for the cellos of his " budget series " . He states the Woods come in pre shaped bodies like so. His lots come from Germany, if I remember well. I was wondering where the Concert series bodies come from. I think I heard something about Bosnian maple. How about the spruce? And would you be able to disclose the country of the factory? My apologies for the awkwardness of my enquiry. Many thanks and my regards to everyone at your shop. I am looking forward to being another happy owner of an instrument from your shop.