In January of 2014, I commissioned a custom double bass from a luthier in Muskegon, MI (I'm from Detroit). It took a full year to complete. I picked it up on January 3rd of 2015. He sent me pix to let me see the progress. I share them here with you.
The sides are made of these beautiful pieces of maple he showed me back in 2014. They had a gorgeous grain.
The belly is made of European spruce.
The inside of the belly has to be carved out and tapped until it emits a clear tone.
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