Luthier

[Jerry T]

I live in Florida, Tampa area and would some suggestions of local luthiers.

Thank

[PoorPlayer]

Originally Posted by Jerry T

I live in Florida, Tampa area and would some suggestions of local luthiers.

Thanks

There are almost a dozen Florida luthiers listed in Bob Gollihur's Luthier Project page. One of them is in Tampa. If you don't hear any personal recommendations, try there.

[Jerry T]

Thanks Art,


Jerry

[thedbassist]

I live in Tampa also, from experience, there are no qualified BASS luthiers, yes, there are violin luthiers, but you want a bass luthier.
The closest luthier I can recommend is ron annis, hes in sarasota county(about 2 hours away), his number is also on bob's luthier list, if you want any other information, pm me.

[Jerry T]

Thanks for the info on Ron Annis. Have you had any dealings with Darkwood Bass in Punta Gorda?

[thedbassist]

Nope, but most bass players in tampa get their bass set up in tampa i.e. members of the florida orchestra-like my teacher lloyd goldstein who was in the florida orchestra for a long time but left-, if not somewhere out of state, no problem man for the advice. Remeber, go with a bass luthier, not a violin luthier.

[Eric Rene Roy]

Originally Posted by Jerry T

I live in Florida, Tampa area and would some suggestions of local luthiers.

Thank

Tampa, eh...Look up John Importuno...a very good friend of mine and while not a double bass luthier, he is a bassist and a VERY good violinmaker.

[.matthew e wengerd.]

Originally Posted by thedbassist

I live in Tampa also, from experience, there are no qualified BASS luthiers, yes, there are violin luthiers, but you want a bass luthier.
The closest luthier I can recommend is ron annis, hes in sarasota county(about 2 hours away), his number is also on bob's luthier list, if you want any other information, pm me.

Two Hours? I live in Lakeland and it only takes me two hours to get to Ron's.