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Double bass bridge setup Cornwall/Devon?


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Hi,

We've just bought my son a second-hand Hungarian student double bass, fabulous condition and a very, very good price, but the action is WAY too high. The previous owner, who used to play it when they were at school, must have had super strong fingers - maybe if it had been set up properly he would have kept playing!

Does anyone know anyone in Cornwall or Devon (we live on the border) who could set this up for us? Or worst case near the M5 in Somerset? I think it's going to need some fairly serious bridge surgery. I've had a look on the pinned Luthier thread and the only post I can see is someone else asking almost the same question.

If all else fails I'll have a go myself - I just have this horrible vision of Ross getting it setup properly later in life and the luthier saying "who did this bodge job then???"

Cheers,

Andy

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In Somerset, there's Martin Penning (Frome) http://mpenning-luthier.co.uk who I can highly recommend.

In Cornwall, but all the way down in the Lizard, I can also recommend Mark Jennings. http://www.jenningsviolins.com/repairs.html

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