Nahrmann Bass in Northeast

[mattb43]

If you are looking for a double bass in the Northeast, don't
miss Nahrmann Bass in Billerica. He has approx 100
upright basses in stock and is a renowned Luthier. I did
many searches and finally ran into him indirectly. I just
bought a very nice carved top bass from him for a very
reasonable price. He has a great shop and is very friendly.
The setup on my bass is superb!!
mb

[mattb43]

Sorry I forgot to include where Billerica is.
It's in Massachusetts!!
mb

[Standalone]

His website is worth seeing. http://www.nahrmannbass.com/ I wound up with a Craigslist special, but was hoping to get up to his shop. Interesting how he prices things as a range-- $2000-$3000, $3k-5k etc.

[Sam Sherry]

Nice guy. Lovely shop. Great inventory. Not my particular cuppa, but many, many satisfied customers.

While we're speaking well of Massachusetts bass-wranglers, don't forget Rutman's in Boston and Mark Carlsen in Tewksbury.

Rutmans has a nice inventory. They're gracious people and their basses play well.

Mark Carlsen is a really good player and good company too. Every fingerboard he's planed that I've played was first-rate, including the one I paid him to do. He posts here sometimes too.

Man, I wish there was somebody in Maine that was as good as the guys in Southern New England but there just ain't. Fortunately, the work is worth the drive.

[Eric Swanson]

And don't forget Arnold Schnitzer's former assistant, Zachary Martin, in Providence.

He caters to many of the arco crowd professionals: www.zacharysmartin.com/

Bob Gollihur's site has all this too:

http://gollihurmusic.com/luthiers.cfm

[Steve Swan]

From afar I've been admiring the depth of Nahrmann's website inventory for years now. He seems to always have more really nice 5/8 size basses than anyone that I can think of. You folks in the northeast really are spoiled rotten with a lot a great bass shops within an easy day's drive. The one shop out here on the wrong coast that I can think of that approaches this number of stringed hippos in one place is World of Strings in Long Beach, and about half of those are repairs.

Some day before I get to old, I 'd like to get out there for 10-14 days of fall colors and bass shop tours. Nahrmann's is near the top of the list for me.

[LouisF]

I bought my de Anda bass from Volker - not quite 5/8 but a small 3/4. He's very good and a gentleman to deal with.

Louis