Dedicated to the art of making, repairs & restoration. Est. 1995 by Benedict G. Puglisi, Atelier Puglisi has grown to become one of Australia's premier place for double bass and cellos
Quite the feat given modern tools. It can seriously make one wonder how we went from wooden flute type instruments to orchestral masterpieces overnight -relatively speaking.
Well that is a very luthiery cat, I think she is trying to tell "don't shave it too thin, it may crack in the future." It is a perfect experience to watch such fine craftmanship and artistry. I am a guitar builder and I was recently thinking about building a double bass, after the request of a friend. Your work is inspiring sir.
I’am sure someone makes kits for double bass guitar for beginner to save money without all the hard work that goes into it. How to build quality Balsawood model airplanes lots of work goes into it kits 😅
The five string sounded better on the higher notes. I want one! All my friends have three or four installments guitars violins accordions, but my wife won't let me buy a second Bass , just no fair!
Was the fifth string tuned to B or C. If tuned to B the relationship between strings will be the same as a standard four string. With good metal strings you can use higher positions on the fifth string where the fingers are closer together. This allows easy fingering with all four fingers.
The last few years I've been experimenting with fifths tuning CGDA like a Cello one octave down. Works well for improve with my moving hand style, however for reading sheet music just to much shifting.
I'm surprised to learn that the back of the peg box is closed on bass. I'm more used to seeing peg boxes being open on both ends. Guess I just haven't gotten a good enough look before.
I've been struck with an idea to build an electric upright bass. I'm trying to replicate the Yamaha SLB300 somewhat. I surched the internet for dimensions or some kind of diagram with measurements. All I can find is the spices for the finger board. I'm using that to scale out the rest of it by inches to feet using pictures on my phone. It's hard work. So far I've managed to make a finger board and the neck. Of course I'm trying to save money by doing this so, that's the whole reason. But I know I can. I just need dimensions. I'm going today to get a big piece of maple to make the real neck. Thanks for your videos. I love the art of hand carving.
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I totally agree with WLandsale. I'm watching this this video's in Belgium while I'm working on an arched back double bass. Great. (I'm 70 years old) I have a question. Do you give the back plate everywhere the same thickness ? (and how much?)
Never too young to build you your Bass. The thinkness of the back plate is approximately 8mm in the middle to 4.5mm around the edges with the middle edges about 5.5mm It will always depend on the stiffness of the timber.
What a great series! Thank you very much for allowing me to accompany the construction of the beautiful double bass. The very sensitive music, mixed with the working noises, created a great atmosphere. I had to laugh at your naughty cat several times. Thanks again and all the best! Michael Bereckis (pensioner, saxophonist, clarinettist and passionate beginner on the double bass) from Dortmund, Germany
Great video, but horrible music choices. Something lilting and cheerful, or solemn yet soothing would be better than the horror movie music provided. I literally cut off the sound. Still, great video and outatanding craftsmanship.
What an orchestral cannon! That sort of low register from a brand new bass is mind blowing - sweet upper range - one bass to rule them all! :-) amazing work Ben
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@@atelierpuglisi also, what would did you use, and would using another type of wood affect it, I would imagine hardwoods would be better, because of the residence, and softer woods would be more frowned upon. And also if I were to glue three pieces together to create the front piece, would that be good, or should I go for a solid piece of wood? Thank you so much, I enjoyed watching this series.
Just out of curiosity, why do you wait to do the final carve on the fingerboard and neck until it's assembled? I would think both parts would be easier to manage as several pieces
Oh wow, how long does it take to carve the headstock? That scroll is amazing! Also, love the cat on the bench, I have a hard time keeping mine off. Two of them taking turns 😸
I'm actually pretty slow at making a scroll compared to many.. It usually takes me around 30 hours. I often say that I never really finish......, I just stop working on it...
Oh there you go, I LOVE the long handled gouge! I have a large slick (flat edge boat building chisel) but now I really want to find or make a gouge like that 😍
Wonderful video! I especially like the shot carving the end block with 2 planes 😁 One of these days I would like to build an upright myself. Made an archtop guitar and a teardrop shaped violin, so I have most of the basic concepts, it's just the size of the thing that's intimidating. I'm curious, what wood did you use for the linings here?
How do you decide of the shape and volume of the instrument. Is there any standards I could look upon to make one myself ? Did you tried different shapes and volumes over time to get a different sound ? Looks like the best job in the world. I'm cabinet worker, carpenter, designer (college in architecture only). I love to make my own instruments and tools but I'm more into guitars and maybe a violin soon but would love to make one just for the pleasure. I'm disabled so I got all the time I need and I'm really patient. Don't really want to make some studies into it. Maybe just working for a guy who make it and get his help for a cheap pay could be nice.
Have you ever made/heard/seen a bass without the traditional scroll? I was wondering what the tone would be like without the additional mass at the end of the neck. Gene in usa
Hi good overview on the how. But, i wonder about the edge of the fingerboard are always vertical.. can it be done with a radius ? Like to not be a full 90..
Oh wow! I sure loved watching the progression and care that you gave this beautiful instrument! It looks and sounds amazing! Im a cellist and have a beautiful old German cello and a new-age carbon fiber cello. As i live in northern Wyoming, USA, winters are rough for traveling with the old guy, so the carbon fiber is more forgiving. Love them both! May this bass find a very fortunate person to take him into the huge music world!
I noticed the shape of the top part of the bass tapers slightly inward towards the neck like an hour glass. It's different from the violin. All this time I assumed an upright bass was just a scaled up violin.
The size of the Double Bass is the main reason for the shape different. The shape of the double bass has evolved to be more playable/ accessible/ ergonomic as you more up the fingerboard. Having sloping shoulders can really help to accommodate this.
@@atelierpuglisi Makes sense, but I love designs that maintain shape regardless of scale, like Matryoshka dolls, bandsaws and lathes. I wonder if the earliest bases were more like the violin.
