Double Bass Making, Set up & More with Randy Hunt

A Chat with Geoff Chalmers, Jason Heath and Luthier, Randy Hunt

Geoff Chalmers and Jason Heath chat to double bass luthier, Randy Hunt about the wonderful instrument he made that Jason has been playing in the studio. They talk about all things bass building, set up and strings.

Timecodes:

00:00 Introduction to Randy Hunt and his bass
02:33 Construction
05:05 Staining and antiquing
08:02 Set up and fingerboards
11:50 With the bow
13:07 Luthiers and bass players
14:37 Randy’s next project
16:08 Comparison to Jackstadt (Jason’s bass) / bass servicing
17:38 Jason’s setup
19:39 Strings
22:11 Find Randy online

Links and Mentions:

Randy Hunt - Luthier
Xavier Jacquet (French bass maker)
Oberlin Bass Workshops
ISB Build a Bass
Joey Naeger Basses
Pirastro Perpetuals (strings)

 

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