Have you noticed that Gary has kept the $500 off Standard Laminated & Hybrid basses in place? With fast lead times...you could be playing an Upton faster than you think!
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There are some great basses JUST in! Scoop one up before the world even knows they're here.
When people walk onto the showroom floor, it's not uncommon for someone to ask, "whats the oldest bass here?'. It's the first one they walk by...sitting proudly before all others, and its believed to be from the 1780's.
So what else was happening when this bass was made? In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed ending American Revolution, in 1789 the French Revolution began and George Washington is inaugurated as the first U.S. President. A few more things happened as well...but these few always stick with me when I look at this bass...if it could just tell me it's story...who made it, how it got here...the stories it could tell.
Give Gary or myself a call and lets talk about your next bass (or cello!). We love what we do, and we'd love to do it for you!
Eric
Upton Bass String Instrument Co.
Italian Double Bass c1780
From the collection of Edwin Barker, of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Conservatory, one of America's most accomplished symphonic and ensemble contra-bassists. more on www.UptonBass.com
