Jason Heath’s Double Bass Blog

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Classic Contrabass
Website: www.allthingsbass.com
Location and contact info:
Wheeling, IL(847)670-0322michelle@allthingsbass.com(map)
I am Michelle Fiore, the founder of Classic Contrabass, Inc. I received my Master?s degree in Double bass performance from Northern Illinois University in 1994. In 1997, I graduated from the Chicago School of Violin-Making, one of only three full-time string instrument-making schools in the country.
Since 1998, I [...]

SMR Basses
Website: www.smrdoublebasses.com
Location and contact info:
Evanston, IL(847)733-9098smr@smrdoublebasses.com(map)

We are a Chicago-Area shop catering to the needs of the largest member of the String Family, the Double Bass. We sell basses from the least expensive [that meet our minimal quality requirements] to several select instruments that are valued at [...]

Sonksen Strings
Website: www.sonksenstrings.com
Location and contact info:
Chicago, ILworkshop: (312) 421-6472cell: (312) 339-9607mark@sonksenstrings.com(map)
I have been a professional musician since the mid-1980’s and have always had a fascination with stringed instruments. After relocating to Chicago I began developing my skills in repair and restoration working in some of the Chicago area’s most well respected violin shops. This invaluable [...]

Heartland String Bass Shop
Website: www.heartlandsbs.com
Location and contact info:
Heartland String Bass Shop is located in Iowa City, IAToll free: (866) 730-0731In Iowa: (319) 339-7271Email Chris Threlkeld-Wiegand at chris@heartlandsbs.com(map)

EXTENSIONS:
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KC Strings
Website: www.kcstrings.com
Location and contact info:
K.C. Strings Violin Shop5842 Merriam Dr.Merriam, Kansas 66203Phone: (913)677-0400 - Toll Free (888) 635-5225anton@kcstrings.com(map)
K. C. Strings shop hours areMonday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 7:00 p.m. andSunday 1:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. Central Time zone.

K C Strings is the only maker in the world that makes the [...]

The BASSment
Website: www.droysbassment.com
Location & contact info:
29 Macarthur RdNatick, MA 01760-2935(508) 655-7217(map)
Luthier: Dennis Roy
Installer of Rob Anzellotti C-Extension Capos

Guarneri House
Website: www.guarnerihouse.com
Location and Contact info:
221 John St. NE • Grand Rapids, MI 49503Phone: (616) 451-4960 • Fax: (616) 451- 9556E-mail: Sreileymbm@aol.com(map)
Luthiers:
Steven Reiley - President and Master Bass and Bow Maker. Steven Reiley holds two degrees from the University of Michigan, a Bachelor’s and Master’s in String Instrument Studies. His areas of emphasis were a [...]

Robertson and Sons Violins
Website: www.robertsonviolins.com
Location and Contact info:
3201 Carlisle N. E.Albuquerque, NM 871101-800-A-VIOLIN1-800-284-6546(map)
Appraisals, Rentals, Certificates, Repairs, Accessories, Sheet Music
Since its founding in 1971, Robertson & Sons Violin shop has grown into one of the nation’s premiere sources for fine [...]

AES Fine Instruments
Arnold E. Schnitzer, Luthier
Website: www.aesbass.com
Location and contact info:
4 Star Cobb LaneBrewster, NY 10509845.279.4884arnold@aesbass.com(map)
Arnold E. Schnitzer is a member of the Guild of American Luthiers, The Violin Society of America and the International Society of Bassists. Before becoming a full-time luthier, he received a conservatory degree in music performance and composition, played in two [...]

J. Condino
Website: www.condino.com
Location and Contact info:
Asheville, NC(828)450-5440secondfret@condino.com(map)
Luthier of mandolin, guitar, and double bass