Heppleston Double Basses

The Heppleston Double Basses workshop is located at Holme Bank Mills in Mirfield, West Yorkshire. From this 19th Century cotton mill I create beautifully made, bespoke, hand crafted double basses for musicians around the world. Each double bass encompasses many hours of intricate and detailed work. I use a combination of traditional methods and modern techniques to maintain exceptional standards as well as to work efficiently. Utilising historic and contemporary research I work to improve acoustics, playability and to refine my craft. Every double bass has a unique and outstanding sound, born of the individual materials and the work that has gone into carving, shaping and finishing the instrument. Balanced tone, versatile dynamics, sonorous and resonant lows, rich and powerful highs, strong projection and vast sustain all coalesce to produce the instrument’s own singular personality.