instrument
double bass
Daniël Royé
built in Amsterdam in 2005
A double bass, built by Daniël Royé in Amsterdam, 2005. 4 strings, 3/4 size.
Current player
Talent
Ignacio Pintó
plays a
double bass
from Daniël Royé
from Daniël Royé
History of this instrument
In 2005, the Musical Instrument Fund commissioned Daniël Royé to build this double bass. The Dijkverzwaring Foundation provided the funding. The first player was Julianne Postema-Vogel, followed by Benjamin Boer and Julian Sarmiento. Since the summer of 2026, the Amsterdam double bass has been in the happy hands of Ignacio Pintó.
About the builder Daniël Royé
Daniël Royé was born in Amsterdam in 1957, the son of sculptor Ab Royé, and grew up surrounded by music, craftsmanship, and art. He began making his first musical instruments while still in high school at the Montessori Lyceum in...