Thomas & George Martin Violin Makers

Hello and welcome to Thomas & George Martin Violin Makers!

Thomas & George Martin Violin Makers is a small, family-run business based in Oxfordshire, and one of the leading double bass specialists in the world. We make new instruments, repair and restore old ones, and advise on all aspects on double bass maintenance.

Check out our channel for frequent updates on what's going on in our workshop, sneak peeks at new instruments, and videos about double bass making and playing.

✦ New double basses: https://thomasmartin.co.uk/instruments-for-sale/new-double-basses
✦ Old double basses: https://thomasmartin.co.uk/instruments-for-sale/old-double-basses
✦ Double bass bows: https://thomasmartin.co.uk/instruments-for-sale/double-bass-bows

*SOLD* Natale Carletti, Pieve di Centro, 1924 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Natale Carletti, Pieve di Centro, 1924 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Gaetano Rossi, Milan, 1845 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Gaetano Rossi, Milan, 1845 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Gaetano Rossi, Milan, 1845 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Gaetano Rossi, Milan, 1845 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Lorenzo & Tomaso Carcassi, Florence, 1767 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Lorenzo & Tomaso Carcassi, Florence, 1767 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* John Frederick Lott II, London, c.1860 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* John Frederick Lott II, London, c.1860 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* John Frederick Lott II, London, c.1860 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* John Frederick Lott II, London, c.1860 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* John & Henry John Furber, London, c.1830 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* John & Henry John Furber, London, c.1830 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Carlo Giuseppe Arienti, Milan, c.1815 Double Bass: played by William Gowen *SOLD*

*SOLD* Carlo Giuseppe Arienti, Milan, c.1815 Double Bass: played by William Gowen *SOLD*
*SOLD* Carlo Giuseppe Arienti, Milan, c.1815 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Carlo Giuseppe Arienti, Milan, c.1815 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Carlo Giuseppe Arienti, Milan, c.1815 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Carlo Giuseppe Arienti, Milan, c.1815 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Cremonese, Cremona, c.1750 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Cremonese, Cremona, c.1750 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* John Hart, London, c.1850 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* John Hart, London, c.1850 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* John Hart, London, c.1850 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* John Hart, London, c.1850 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Leopold Noiriel, Turin, c.1835 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Leopold Noiriel, Turin, c.1835 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Hawkes & Son Panormo, London, 1923 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Hawkes & Son Panormo, London, 1923 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Leopold Noiriel, Turin, c.1835 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Leopold Noiriel, Turin, c.1835 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* E. M. Pöllmann, Mittenwald, 1974 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* E. M. Pöllmann, Mittenwald, 1974 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* George Craske, Manchester, c.1860 Double Bass: played by Phoebe Cheng *SOLD*

*SOLD* George Craske, Manchester, c.1860 Double Bass: played by Phoebe Cheng *SOLD*
*SOLD* George Craske, Manchester, c.1860 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* George Craske, Manchester, c.1860 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* George Craske, Manchester, c.1860 Double Bass: played by Hugh Kluger *SOLD*

*SOLD* George Craske, Manchester, c.1860 Double Bass: played by Hugh Kluger *SOLD*
*SOLD* Giovanni Dollenz, Trieste, c.1850 Double Bass: played by Hugh Kluger *SOLD*

*SOLD* Giovanni Dollenz, Trieste, c.1850 Double Bass: played by Hugh Kluger *SOLD*
*SOLD* Giovanni Dollenz, Trieste, c.1850 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Giovanni Dollenz, Trieste, c.1850 Double Bass: played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Giovanni Dollenz, Trieste, c.1850 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Giovanni Dollenz, Trieste, c.1850 Double Bass: discussion with George Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Richard Duke Workshop, London, c.1770 Double Bass: played by Phoebe Cheng *SOLD*

*SOLD* Richard Duke Workshop, London, c.1770 Double Bass: played by Phoebe Cheng *SOLD*
*SOLD* Circle of Paulo Antonio Testore, Milan, c.1755 Double Bass: Played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Circle of Paulo Antonio Testore, Milan, c.1755 Double Bass: Played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
*SOLD* Northern Italian c.1850 Double Bass: Played by Hugh Kluger *SOLD*

*SOLD* Northern Italian c.1850 Double Bass: Played by Hugh Kluger *SOLD*
*SOLD* Hawkes & Son Concert Double Bass: Played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*

*SOLD* Hawkes & Son Concert Double Bass: Played by Thomas Martin *SOLD*
Thomas Martin: How Thomas & George Martin Violin Makers Started

Thomas Martin: How Thomas & George Martin Violin Makers Started
*SOLD* French Double Bass: Played by Takanari Koyama *SOLD*

*SOLD* French Double Bass: Played by Takanari Koyama *SOLD*
Workshop: William Booth II Double Bass Ep 25, Setting the Neck and Tom Testing the Instrument

Workshop: William Booth II Double Bass Ep 25, Setting the Neck and Tom Testing the Instrument