Double Bass, Violone - building, repair, trade - Oskar Kappelmeyer Double basses Passau

My service includes

All repairs to double basses and violone
The bow hair
Building of double basses and violone
Dismantling to the violone
Construction of bass bows: Baroque bow + classical bow

A focus of my work is the construction and repair of double basses and violone.
Since November 2016 I have handed over violins, violas and violoncellos to Valentin Kaiser. He is now your contact person in the same workshop.

Building

Double bass - Violone - Achtfussviolone

Double bass model after Carlo Antonio Testore, Milan.

Double bass Testore

according to Carlo Antonio Testore

Double bass Busan

Double bass Dallinger

Model after Sebastian Dallinger,
Vienna, 18th century

Double bass Model Bologna

Mensur 102,5 cm, suitable as a solo bass

Violone

Five strings after Johann Joseph Stadlmann Vienna 1748

Violone

five string,
after Johann Joseph Stadlmann, Vienna, 1748

Eight-foot violone

About me

In short summary

Training

In 1978 I started my apprenticeship in Cremona at the violin making school. After the first two years of school I switched to Hartmut Münzberg in Heiligenberg. There I finished my apprenticeship in 1981 with the journeyman's examination.

Then I went to Berlin to work together with Bastian Muthesius for 2 1/2 years in a common workshop.

Journeyman

I completed my journeyman's time

Gerhard Neubauer in Vienna (1 year)

Pierre Gerber in Lausanne (1 year) and

Harmut Münzberg in Heiligenberg (3 years)

Master exam in Stuttgart

In 1989 I passed my master examination in Stuttgart successfully. Since then I work independently in Passau - In my workshop Valentin Kaiser works with me.

Awards / Prizes

2018 Bass Lucca , Bassmaker’s competition , 2. Silver Medal

2016 Bass Prague, Bassmaker’s competition, 1. Gold Medal

2014 Bass Almere City , Bassmaker’s competition, 3. Bronze Medal

Valentin Kaiser

Valentin Kaiser has been working with me since 2008. He successfully passed his master examination in 2016. Since November 2016 he has been responsible for everything concerning violin, viola and violoncello as an independent master violin maker. We work in the same workshop.

Please also look at his website: www.valentinkaiser.de

Contact

I look forward to a personal conversation

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Address & Location

Address: Innstadtbahnhofweg 1
94032 Passau

Phone: +49 (0) 851-33196
Email: info@oskarkappelmeyer.de

Coordinates:
N: 48º 34' 17.4" E: 13º 28' 13.2"
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Opening hours

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