Making a Meyer Double Bass: Chapter 4 "The Voluptuous Back"

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The Evolving Bass. This video is the 4th sneak peak into the workshop Puglisi. Revealing the procedure of making the arched carved Maple Back of the Double Bass.
"Behind-the-Scenes: Making the Meyer Double Bass," inspired by the amazing music and sound of virtuoso Edgar Meyer.
Chapter 4 reveals my procedure for making the back of this stunning Double Bass using some well aged Italian Maple
*Set to music from Bassist Elsen Price
*Filmed entirely by myself in the winter of 2020 -
Please feel free to ask questions, and comment below. And if you would like to see more in this series don't forget to LIKE and SUBSCRIBE!
Thanks for watching. Benedict
Thank you for your help with this project:
Andy Tigges, Luthier
Rose Chaffey, Assisant
Edgar Meyer, Inspiration
Robin Brawley, Measurements
Special thanks to the Puglisi Family:
Annelies, Leonardo, Sebastian, and Ebony
Thanks also to:
Tim Kill,
Cameron McMillan
Ranier Beilharz
Kae Goodsell
All filming and editing, Benedict G. Puglisi
© Benedict G. Benedict 2021
#AtelierPuglisi #DoubleBass #Cello

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@Bartzepfloyd 9 ай бұрын

The idea of drilling holes to the depth is so simple yet so efective ! ☺

@WLansdale 7 ай бұрын

It is such a pleasure to watch you work. You are an incredible craftsman. A luthier beyond compare. I could never be able to afford one of your instruments, but watching you create is priceless. Well done!!!!

@Chrisfogaty 2 жыл бұрын

Many thanks it is a privilege to watch you working. Your videos answer the questions I might have regarding how you make an instrument such as the bass. The skill and care required is extraordinary

@patrickjobling8676 Жыл бұрын

That was totally awsomewells..😍😎😁pip pips

@guismth 2 жыл бұрын

Way more enjoyable than watching a cnc. Thank you for sharing!

@atelierpuglisi 2 жыл бұрын

You bet

@guismth 2 жыл бұрын

Mm, coffee time ;)

@egnaldo_luthier3518 2 жыл бұрын

Você é incrível

@helenawiese782 2 жыл бұрын

Great craftmanship x

@user-pn9kd7pn8i 7 ай бұрын

👋👋💯

@SteveAbrahall 3 жыл бұрын

Yet again amazing to see how much time and love goes into your work (not to mention the time it must have taken to create these vids). I'm thinking we need to get Ebony her own heat lamp, electric blanket, and bed (possibly with an unlimited smoked salmon auto feeder) placed fairly high up so she can supervise. :-) Yet again fantastic work thank you!

@chrisjs6123 2 жыл бұрын

By this fourth video i am becoming addicted to this series. It is fascinating to watch and awe inspiring to see such craft at work. I am an electric bass player that recently acquired an upright. Although I very much doubt that my own bass underwent quite such a build process as this one, I keep finding myself looking over it in fascination and enjoying understanding a little bit more about how these instruments are made.

@elsenpricedoublebass 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video Ben!

@atelierpuglisi 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sound track

@timbeaton5045 Жыл бұрын

Really excellent series, always great to watch a real craftsperson at work. One thing did interest me, whilst watching all the planing of the back. I notice you are using push planes, but pull hand saws. Was watching another channel where a Japanese guy was doing woodwork, and was impressed with the pull planes he was using. The logic of the pull saw makes sense to me, as you are always cutting under tension, and having tried a japanese style pull saw, I find, is much better for accurate and straight cuts. Have you ever tried the pull style plane? I wonder if a similar logic also holds for these, as it does for the pull saw. Just a thought! Anyway. liked and subbed to your channel now.

@ninobenjamin9020 2 жыл бұрын

Very elegant work, really enjoyed these videos, thanks

@atelierpuglisi 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Glad you liked them. I enjoyed sharing this job. More short videos coming soon.

@JacqueHarper 2 жыл бұрын

Oh, my elbows are so sore just watching all that planing! What is the function of the toothed blade? And I'm also fascinated that you are able to bend the break steaming the back on just one side. I would have assumed you need to get some steam on both sides to make that work. Thanks again for the inside view of this make.

@atelierpuglisi 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jacque. Glad you like the series. The toothed blades are used to cut through the fingered timber. I sometimes use them on a tricky Ebony fingerboard as well. The advantage is you can go in multiple directions without tearing out and making holes. I also have a set of these blades for the soft spruce tops as well. The teeth are not quite as bold but they help reduce blow out. At the point where I'm bending the back plate the steam works well as the moisture easily penetrates. It is only around 2.5 mm thick at this point. Pretty much the same as the thickness of the ribs. Maple at this point is normally quite flexible, with some persuasion. The final episode in the series should be released shortly. Just wanting to get a nice recording of the instrument first. Thanks again for your comment. Benedict

@Dan_Bassman Жыл бұрын

Super amazing! Huge work is done! What system of plate tuning do you use, the same as in violins or different? Thank you

@JanVanHemelen 3 ай бұрын

I totally agree with WLandsale. I'm watching this this video's in Belgium while I'm working on an arched back double bass. Great. (I'm 70 years old) I have a question. Do you give the back plate everywhere the same thickness ? (and how much?)

@atelierpuglisi 3 ай бұрын

Never too young to build you your Bass. The thinkness of the back plate is approximately 8mm in the middle to 4.5mm around the edges with the middle edges about 5.5mm It will always depend on the stiffness of the timber.

@JanVanHemelen 3 ай бұрын

Thank you very much.

@tpledger100 9 ай бұрын

You can never have too many clamps.

@jarekb8929 Жыл бұрын

Hi Benedict, just one question regarding eliminating wolf tones: is it any special method? I could see a tuning fork, but don't understand how does it work. BR from Poland;)

@tapo3158 Жыл бұрын

I would like to ask the bucking music on guitar? Who is plaing the guitar?

@theangryluthier2244 3 жыл бұрын

first, thank you so much for this content. second, why you make a soundpost patch at this point? there´s a research on better acoustic results with this?

@atelierpuglisi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate. Great question. The area under the sound post is very vulnerable to distortion after years of pressure. The original instrument played by Edger Meyer Is actually very distorted on the back plate. On a flatback bass typically a spruce strut is added. which is something I have also done on carved backs. However Instead of making the sound post area thicker, which isn’t beneficial acoustically, I choose to strengthen the area with the small patch.

@theangryluthier2244 3 жыл бұрын

@@atelierpuglisi thank you

@coporofrito 2 жыл бұрын

Actually what instrument does Meyer plays with?

@atelierpuglisi 2 жыл бұрын

His Double Bass is labeled "Gabrielli" and many believe this to be the maker. I not 100% sure who the maker is but it is very unique in its proportions. And obviously made by somebody who was very skilled.

@gil_evans Жыл бұрын

2:56 At how many mm from the bottom did you put the channel for the edge thickness?

@atelierpuglisi Жыл бұрын

Hi. On this instrument I cut the edge thickness to 7.8mm. After sharpening the edge finished around 7.4mm.

@gil_evans Жыл бұрын

@@atelierpuglisi Thank you.

@NigelKaz Жыл бұрын

Amazing and wonderful video but.. OMG! You spelled Edgar's name wrong in the credits! :) (and edges "maked", and "thinckness" in two places) A+ on craftsmanship, C- on spelling!

@MAG-1234 4 ай бұрын

Great video, but horrible music choices. Something lilting and cheerful, or solemn yet soothing would be better than the horror movie music provided. I literally cut off the sound. Still, great video and outatanding craftsmanship.

@abe_nuh 3 ай бұрын

what

@abe_nuh 3 ай бұрын

how the hecc does this even sound haunting or even horrifying 💀