Basses, Bows and Accessories

Made by the Hora company in Reghin in 2021, this is a fully plywood bass in mint condition. The instrument was owned by a jazzmusician who used it for acoustical experimentation as well as Mingus's gut-string style! Quite the range for a modest bass like this, it comes with an extra bridge (higher for gut-strings) and a nut prepared for 3-string playing as well. A European-made bass, fully set-up in our Brussels workshop, with ebony fingerboard and tailpiece! Stringlength 104 cm with Belcanto strings.

The perfect starter's bass. A well constructed bass, semi-massive with a curved back, spruce sculpted top and an ebony fingerboard.
Fully set-up in our Brussels' workshop to be suitable for any musician, beginner to aficionado, in the domain of jazz and classical music, just pricewise a great allrounder!
Currently set up with Rudolphe jazz strings, which can be exchanged according to preference, stringlength 105cm

The perfect student's bass. A well constructed bass, fully massive with maple, curved back, neck and sides, spruce sculpted top and an ebony fingerboard.
Fully set-up in our Brussels' workshop to be suitable for any musician, beginner to aficionado, in the domain of jazz and classical music. Has proved itself more than once in professional settings, just pricewise a great allrounder!
Currently set up with belcanto strings, which can be exchanged according to preference, stringlength 104,5cm

New 5-string double bass made for Atelier Bram De Man. A nice orchestral bass with a strong low register, completely balanced for a full responsive sound. Nicely sculpted round back with violin corners and polished aesthetics, alcohol varnish.
Full set-up in our workshop in Brussels, with Ulsa endpin, standard tuners, ebony tailpiece and At. BDM Luxus bridge. Stringlength 103,5 cm, model Perugia. Currently strung up orchestrally with 4 Belcanto's + 1 Spirocore B, but this model has proved itself to work very well as a 5-string with a high C-string too!

New 5-string double bass made for Atelier Bram De Man. A nice orchestral bass with a strong low register, completely balanced for a full responsive sound. Nicely sculpted round back with violin corners and polished aesthetics, alcohol varnish.
Full set-up in our workshop in Brussels, with Ulsa endpin, Rubner hatpeg quick-change tuners, ebony tailpiece and At. BDM Luxus bridge. Stringlength of 104cm with a D-neck, model Perugia. Currently strung up orchestrally, but this model has proved itself to work very well as a 5-string with a high C-string too!

A recently restored and stable four-string double bass wearing the Darche stamp on its button. Relatively small double bass with a large tone. Early 1900's contour conversion to its current shape, neck replaced in the 1990's: thus its stellar low price! All fractures are stabilized, original bassbar present, as is the original endpin. Massive ebony fingerboard and D-neck with a 103cm string length. A very special jazz or orchestral bass with a fine tone and a nice bit of history.

A beautiful J. Wilfer from the second half of the 20th Century, this bass looks almost like it came out of the workshop yesterday. There are some small repairs present and the tuners have been altered to  Belgian-made quick-change hatpeg tuners, fully in style with the German aesthetic. Carved back with beautiful flamed maple, original neck with D-stop, original Wilfer Nauheim bridge, a nice and stable instrument with a full fingerboard and stringlength of 104 cm.

A nice example of the lovely French manufacture, with a great uncut contour, allowing for easy playing in the upper registers due to its sloping shoulders. This bass was recently restored in our workshop and sports a carved maple back, carved spruce top, massive ebony fingerboard, original French tuners, bridge by Philippe Van Geffel, earlier neckgraft which was properly excecuted.

Currently set-up for Jazz but can easily be converted to suit classical playing too!

A small bass, with that typical Pöllmann sound. Built in 2016 in Mittenwald Germany by the Krahmer family to the classical Pöllmann standards as their Maggini model. All stamps visible internally and externally, original bassbar, original bridge, original tuners, slightly patined and polished varnish; mint condition.

String length of 97,5cm with a D-stop neck.

Quite a remarkable bass, this one! A bass which started its life in a French workshop, but appears to have been finalized in the UK. It currently sports an M.G. Healy bridge, and has been repaired in 2008, including a soundpostpatch. It has the original soundpostbrace, replaced bassbar, lovely French tuners, a very well-excecuted neckgraft, a new ebony fingerboard and a fully functional C-extension with Anzelotti capo's. It can be used with or without said extension due to an extra E-nut, and has proven itself both in solistic settings, orchestral settings and gutstrings!s

A great four-stringer, built and signed in 1885 Vosges, by the Jacquet Gand workshop. This bass started its life as a three-stringer, with the traces of its original configuration still visible. It has been restored in 1944 by Harry R. Young U.K., as well as by Rene Zaal in 2018. The instrument shows a slight overvarnish, a lovely contour and an arching in great condition. The bassbar has been modernized to suit modern stringtension, and the neck angle has been altered for the same purpose. The instrument has currently an Eb-heel, which can be effectively adapted to a D-stop if needed. Original soundpostbrace, ebony tailpiece, lovely French tuners, sFlexocore Deluxe strings and a At. BDM Luxus Bridge, with a stringlength of 105.5 cm

A nice example of the Jacquet-Frères' making, this bass dates back to 1857. A true example of the style, this bass has its original neck without graft, and is in restored condition. The string length n

The tuners have been replaced to very detailled hatpegs quick-change by CVL of GVL, enableding rattle-free and precise tuning. incredibly voluminous, fast responding bass. Soft in tone, but with lots of projection. Strong and loud tone. An absolute top instrument for the demanding musician. This bass enhances every bass group with its enormous tone. Conveniently playable even in the high registers with soloist qualities. Very good condition, perfectly restored and optimally set up.

Set-up and restored by At.BDM
Jacquet-Freres Mirecourt Vosges 1845 signed on the topplate. 
Saddle riser present, fingerboard in full thickness, sounpostbar replaced in the style. VSL of 104cm with D-neck

An aged Paul Claudot double bass with a large tone, late 19th Century. The topplate was severely damaged due to woodworm action and has been replaced in Paris as a copy of the original a few years ago. The original topplate will be delivered with the instrument, for display purposes. Used tuners are topquality Rubners with hand-hammered grips, mounted on what is probably the original scroll, overvarnished when the tuners were replaced with traces of the original tuners visible. A very special jazz or orchestral bass with a nice and stable topplate. The instrument has a D-neck, Stringlength of 107cm and is currently strung with Obligato's. Original bracing, Ebony tailpiece, Ulsa endpin, Obligato strings, D-neck with a 107cm string length.

A mint five-string built by Pascal Gillis in 2018. Cleanly made with a nicely polished varnish, set-up in our atelier in Brussels for orchestral playing. Arched back, own tuners, Ulsa endpin, ebony taipiece, 4 Belcanto strings with a Spirocore B, no cracks present, D-neck with a 105 cm string length.

Made in Berlin in 2006 by Stefan Krattenmacher, this bass was owned and used extensively by dr. Korneel Le Compte, ex-principal bassplayer of La Monnaie Brussels, both for solo and orchestral music. The original varnish proved to be rather soft and has peeled of over time, neccesitating it's current stable and thin revarnish, antique amber oil varnish. Fully set-up in our Brussels'workshop and fitted with a modernist half extension by J. Walraet.  A nice chance to buy a Krattenmacher without waiting time! D-neck with 104cm string length.
This bass comes including a Stevenson case!