International Society of Bassists. Connecting the upright bass community since 1967.

Jeff Bollbach. Friend, fantastic luthier, and keeping it real on Long Island.

Mark Sonksen. Chicago luthier, bassist, and fellow native Iowan.

Arnold Schnitzer. Great NY luthier, owner of New Standard Basses, and all around good guy.

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CSC Products. US distributors of Samuel Shen basses.

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DaXun Zhang. A world-class doublebassist and bass teacher in Austin, TX..