Bass Shop In Paris?

[pjackso]

I'm going to be in Paris for a week in early October and I'd love to buy a new bow. Does anyone know of a good DB shop in the city?
Thanks!

[bassist14]

the rue de rome is the street where many luthier-shops in paris are located

[kraigo]

I bought my Noguera at Bass Centre in 1998, I think it was. Pigalle district. There were tons of shops there. Le Gauchier (sp?) has all left handed instruments, for example.

KO

[bulmer]

Not sure of luthiers but if want to visit the oddest music shop with some of the most curious instruments you;ve ever seen, head over to Andre Bissonette's on Rue du Pas de la Mule near Place des Vosges. It is more museum then shop and it is worth a trip for anyone who loves instruments!

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/23/ar...pagewanted=all

Steve

[Jason Sypher]

Yeah, that is a cool shop and the guy who owns it is great as well. Ask him where the contrabasse shop is nearby and he'll tell you (I never made it but he highly recommended it. Rue de Rome will give you some selection. I like Paris Contrebasse and the little shop up the street on the left side...pretty much at the end of all the music shops.

47 Rue de Rome - Paris Contrebasse
6 Rue de Constanople - nice looking shop, wasn't open when I was there last
68 Rue de Rome - Jean Bejuy...nice guy, small shop, nice stuff

Google maps any of these then take street view and you can virtually walk down the street and see all these places. Amazing

[Don Higdon]

Names, addresses, nearest subway station, and phone:

3 top names:
Jean Bejuy, 69 rue de Rome (metro Europe)
01 48 03 00 55

James Chauvelin, 14 rue Carles V (metro St Paul)
01 42 78 32 32

James Pavie, 67 quai de la Tournelle (metro Maubert-Mutualite)
01 43 25 40 40

another good one, and the only one that speaks English:
Harry Swift, 5 place de Venetie
01 45 85 01 98

Bruno Bette, 5 rue d'Edimbourg
01 53 04 99 22

2 top level luthiers, more violin-oriented. Both old, apprenticed with Georges Apparut
Bernard Sabatier, 45 rue de Rome
(33) 1 45 22 16 77 fax: (33) 1 45 22 25 71

Francois Perrin, 4 rue Elzevir
(33) 1 42 77 68 42 fax (33) 1 42 77 57 44

2 good instrument stores:
Alienor, 4 rue de Madrid
33 1 45 22 89 81
www.alienorlutherie.com

Aloca, 58 Rue de Rome
33 1 42 93 73 56
www.romeinstruments.com

Here's a Paris subway map:
http://www.ratp.info/orienter/f_plan...f=metro&fm=gif
You can download to pdf and print it.

I liked Chauvelin, Swift and Bejuy the most, but every one was helpful. Alienor and Aloca were good stores.

[Jason Sypher]

World traveler! Good advice Don, I didn't know some of those....
Talkbass, still love this place.