Karl Nurnberger bass info

silverback · #1 05-20-2010, 01:00 PM

I'm looking for information on a bass I've owned for years. It looks like it has a laminated top and back, ebony fingerboard and tailpiece. The label inside the f-hole reads Karl Nunberger BOHEMIA. It also has the initials KNB in a triangle, plus it says it is no. 7 built in 1959.

I haven't been able to locate much via google (probably operator error) so any help this well informed community could provide would be gratefully received.

Bass Barrister · #2 05-20-2010, 08:25 PM

This name is/was used by Strunal of Luby, Czech Republic. In 1959, it was Czechoslovakia and the factory was a state-owned enterprise, remaining so until the early 1990s. I've seen some violins under this name and they are decent student grade instruments.

silverback · #3 05-21-2010, 08:13 AM

Thanks Bass Barrister. I'll use your information to do some more thorough googling.