2024 Samuel Wells United Kingdom


This 3/4 size Double Bass is my own design. I have taken inspiration from many of the great English basses I’ve had the pleasure of working on in my workshop over the years. I have made carved and flat back versions as well as 4 and 5 string models with either spirit or oil varnish finishes.

INSTRUMENT DETAILS:

String Length: 105.5cm
Back Length: 104cm
Back Style: Carved back with a break
Neck: D Neck

MATERIALS USED:

Front, Bass Bar, Linings: Spruce
Back, Ribs and Neck: Maple
Fingerboard, Nut, Saddle, Tailpiece, Endpin: Ebony
Bridge: Maple
VARNISH: Spirit


Sam Wells
Double Bass Maker & Repairer
59 Curzon Street, Burnley
Lancashire, BB11 1DF
M. 07742600748
E. sam@doublebassrepair.co.uk
W.doublebassrepair.co.uk
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