Mike Asetta - Expert Repair and Restoration of Acoustic Basses

Repairs and adjustments to major restorations of fine string instruments

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Strings Fingerboards
Bridges
Sound posts
Mike’s travel wheels
Pick-ups

Crack repairs

Re-edging

Seams closed

New tops hand carved

String instrument repair, double bass specialist!

Trusted craftsman for restoration of centuries old instruments, recent projects include total restorations of a Prescott bass, 1800's European "bootneck" and an early Juzek bass.

Highly experienced craftsman, three decades apprenticeship with master luthier Lou DiLeone of Orange, Connecticut.

Dedicated to maximizing your performance potential while retaining the historical value of the instrument.

Contact mail@mikeasetta.com or call at 860-685-1621 for information about set-up, adjustments, and seam repairs to complete overhauls and restorations of your double bass, violin, cello, or viola.

Mike Asetta is the only authorized user of Lou DiLeone's “Sound Post Indicator,” a tool for measuring the correct tension of a sound post. Lou DiLeone pictured above consulting on a bass repair.

Mike cares for each bass as if he would be playing it himself, and repairs each instrument to withstand the heavy travel schedule to which his own instruments are accustomed.

Continually researching and upgrading his skill and knowledge, on recent travels to the Czech Republic and Germany he met with a number of the world's finest luthiers and double bass specialists.