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Environmentally Responsible<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

We are always growing, learning and open to any suggestions or thoughts you, our customer, may have in the ways in which we can be even greener. Please don\u2019t hesitate to contact us with any questions or comments.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s up to you, the customer, to require environmental responsibility from companies you patronize. How can you know? Its simple\u2026Just ask and buy from those that take steps to preserve the world we live in!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Clean Energy Options<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

100 PERCENT of our energy consumption is provided for by the CT Clean Energy Options program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FSC Certified Wood<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Where possible, the use of FSC certified wood and wood from other sustainable sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Energy Star<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

We use Energy Star rated lighting, office equipment, appliances and tools where possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Responsible Suppliers<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Upton Bass purchases materials from suppliers that believe in our vision of caring for the earth and share our outlook on environmental preservation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recycled Products<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

The use of Recycled paper and office products. Recycling packaging, paper and any other applicable waste paper products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recycling Packaging<\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Recycling packaging, paper and any other applicable waste paper products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Environmentally Responsible Double Basses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Many of us feel our instruments are an extension of our bodies and have just as much a soul as any other living being. Instruments should be crafted with passion, care, and love! It’s disheartening to think that your instrument might have been made with no concern for the environment\u2014or even more troubling, with no regard for the well-being of the people who built it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When purchasing and playing an Upton Bass you can feel good about your decision on every level including the environmental impact of the manufacturing techniques used to craft your instrument. You can be assured that the instrument you make your music with was made and constructed by happy employees working in good working conditions and by a company that understands its position as a manufacturer and minimizing its impact on the environment. Our shop was built on the footprint of an historic mill, built post-and-beam with local timber. We even heat with our wood scraps over the winter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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