Pfretchnerr UB

boilerman · #1 01-11-2009, 03:24 PM

Hello- First post here. My question may be hard to anwer but here it goes. How much (ballpark) would a restored 1920's pretzshnerr bass be worth? It looks/sounds great. I realize there would be many variables involved and when it comes to UB I am very green. Any advice would be great.
Thanks

KJPbop · #2 01-11-2009, 04:00 PM

Greetings boilerman, and welcome to talk bass. I would suggest posting some photos of the bass, as well as it's dimensions (string length, etc.), and many extremely educated bass affecionados will offer up valuable input and a price range. Good luck! Kevin Piekarski

boilerman · #3 01-11-2009, 06:30 PM

Thanks-Ill do that this week.

Eric Swanson · #4 01-12-2009, 12:29 PM

Welcome here! In addition to the info you get here, you might do well to post your pics/specs on Ken Smith's site and to review his section on "German/Czech Shop Basses":

http://smithbassforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=17

Bass Barrister · #5 01-13-2009, 03:35 PM

Here's one that a440 in Chicago has (or had) for sale at $8500:
http://www.a440violinshop.com/produc...atId=68&id=239

Mark Sonksen also had one priced at about $8k.

What it's worth is what someone will pay to buy one.

boilerman · #6 01-18-2009, 09:23 AM

These were taken with a cell phone so please excuse the quality.