Lutherie
A peek into lutherie workshops around the world
LUTHIER
GEORGE MARTIN
LOCATION Williamscot, UK
One of my earliest memories is crawling under my father Tom’s workbench as he was making his second ever double bass. He was the London Symphony Orchestra’s principal double bassist at the time, and only became a professional bass maker in his late fifties. At the time, his workshop was just a spare room in his London home. It’s always been a huge advantage that he’s a virtuoso bassist because all our work is guided by playability, and we can tell exactly how each bass needs to be set up.
