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10-20-2008, 09:05 PM
|  | holdin' down the low end...one day at a time | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Wichita, KS | | | Bass I saw on ebay
I saw this on ebay and thought it looked interesting. Obviously I'm not going to buy it, but I thought I would share. http://cgi.ebay.com/OLD-HANDMADE-STR...1%7C240%3A1318
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10-22-2008, 10:22 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Actually, that looks like it could be a good bass. I wouldn't buy in via ebay, but if someone was in Chicago and could check it out, it could be a good deal.
That's a big, honkin' tailpiece, though. Might want to replace that when having the setup done. |
10-22-2008, 02:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: IB, California | | | Wow that could be a real find, pretty old but looks like someone covered it with polyurethane, too bad. Top looks good sides might need attention. Neck heal is a mess and it has crazy tuner plates. And definitely needs a new bridge.
Interesting that there’s no outer lining on the sides |
10-22-2008, 02:55 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bend, Oregon | | | Plywood back.
A lot of basses have no outer linings.
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10-22-2008, 02:56 PM
|  | Official Forum Flunkee | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | Looks like a nice instrument if it can get the TLC it needs. |
10-22-2008, 03:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: IB, California | | | Outside linings would just about confirm it as a German. Without them, to me, it could be something a bit more interesting. Definitely old, worn out gut strings, bent bridge, and wooden dowel peg. Check the swell of the table.
It’s probably an old POS but who knows. Too bad Ken’s not around he’d have some thoughts on it. |
10-22-2008, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Carl Johnson  Outside linings would just about confirm it as a German. Without them, to me, it could be something a bit more interesting. | I've got an 1880's German bass and it has no exterior linings. Not a sure fire way to ID basses of that vintage.
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10-22-2008, 06:52 PM
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I've had several of these basses over the years; a couple of them were three stingers.
I think it's old Bohemian work and yes the back looks like later plywood since it's one piece.
The string length could be as short as 39 inches.
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