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Double Bass Luthier Recommendation in LA

LouisF

LouisF

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Apr 21, 2003
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Los Angeles, CA
#1
In addition to Lisa Gass, Gary Stein and Jon Peterson in LA,
I've come across Nick Roubas - a violin maker who does excellent repair work. He did some small repairs on a bass of mine two years ago and is a more substantial job on a bass now. I highly recommend him (along with the others above).
You can see his work at www.violuthier.com

Louis
 
#2
Hi Louis,

Thanks for that info. Both Jon and even Lisa are a bit of a treck from the SF Valley, but their excellent work has been worth it. I pass by Nick's premises most days on the way to Hollywood, so this looks to be a valuable resource.

Perhaps you could persuade Nick to join this forum. Let us know how the repairs on your bass turned out.

Best,
 
#5
LouisF said:
In addition to Lisa Gass, Gary Stein and Jon Peterson in LA,
I've come across Nick Roubas - a violin maker who does excellent repair work. He did some small repairs on a bass of mine two years ago and is a more substantial job on a bass now. I highly recommend him (along with the others above).
You can see his work at www.violuthier.com

Louis
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I checked out Nick's site again, as I may have need for some minor luthiery shortly. And there you are, smiling at me from the page. Nice looking bass, too. :)

Picture here: http://www.violuthier.com/workinprogress.html

Andy
 

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