double bass
Harry Jansen
built in Amsterdam in 2008
A double bass built by Harry Jansen in Amsterdam in 2008. Gagliano model. With an extension by Melle Wondergem.
History of this instrument
In 2006, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Harry Jansen to build no fewer than two double basses. Funding for this project was provided by the Louisa van der Velden Foundation. When the basses were finished, Nienke Kosters chose this instrument and played it for quite some time. Claudia Velez succeeded her, and currently another Spanish bassist is delighted with this Amsterdam-made instrument: Silvia Gallego Sánchez.
About the builder Harry Jansen
After completing a four-year violin-making program at West Dean College in Sussex, England, Harry Jansen settled in Amsterdam in 1989. Even while still a student, he specialized in double basses. In the early years of his career as an...