DB repair near San Francisco?

cbird · #1 06-26-2007, 01:21 PM

Hi, I need to take my bass to see a luthier for some fingerboard planing work. Anyone recommend a good double bass luthier in the San Francisco/ Sacramento area? I live closer to Sacramento but am willing to drive for good repair work. Thanks.

damonsmith · #2 06-26-2007, 01:42 PM

I use best instrument repair in Oakland. Greg does, great, solid work and the prices are more than fair.
http://parduba.com/best.html

**Basschair** · #3 06-26-2007, 02:32 PM

Alex Friedman in South SF: http://www.acousticbassshop.com/

mojoluthier · #4 06-26-2007, 06:35 PM

That's not repair, but setup. I don't do repair, but if your fingerboard is ebony and you'll wait till after July 12 and before August 10, I could help.

nonfatmatt · #5 06-26-2007, 06:44 PM

Jeff's a really nice guy who has done some quality work on my double (works on the basses of all the orchestral players in the area) - if you're closer to Sac then he might be the ticket. I had my fingerboard planed and he did a nice job.

Jeff Sahs Violin
Sacramento, CA 95814
916 - 739 - 1962
Category: Musical Instruments Violins

WalterBush · #6 06-26-2007, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Basschair

Alex Friedman in South SF: http://www.acousticbassshop.com/

+1,000

The man's amazing.

Steve Swan · #7 06-27-2007, 12:07 AM

If you are closer to Sacramento, the clear choice is Jeff Sahs for setup work. He's my favorite setup guy in northern California. I take almost all of my basses to him for setup work.

Don't get him talking about boats, though, or you'll be there all day!

cbird · #8 07-05-2007, 03:06 PM

Thanks for the recommendations! I'll definitely check all these guys out, and let y'all know what happens. Cheers

cbird · #9 08-13-2007, 04:48 PM

Thanks again for the recommendations. I ultimately took my bass to Alex at the Acoustic Bass Shop-- he did a fantastic job on my bass, it plays so smooth and sounds great. I'd definitely recommend him to someone else.

Steve Swan · #10 08-13-2007, 08:25 PM

Alex is usually very quick with work turnaround and is a delight to work with.

smbear · #11 08-25-2007, 12:56 AM

Probably moot at this point, but Alex Friedman at the Acoustic Bass shop is great. I bought a Christopher from him a couple of years ago. He's worked on my basses for years. Nice dude, good work.