| Hello Micman, I have a THOMANN KONTRABASS 4 (4/4) purchased a few months ago and I am very happy with it. It IS a Strunal, fully hand carved, the label inside the db states "Handcrafted by Strunal-Luby u Chebu Czeck Republic. I've changed a few things on the bass though: I put on Obligato strings, a Velvet tailwire, and lowered the bridge by 2mm (the instrument was setup by Thomann, like I wanted, with a Jazz setup, but I still preferred less string height (even now there's no problem with bowing). The first impression I had with it was the powerful sound. I previously had a 3/4 laminate db that sounded very good (my teacher told me - the "E" wasn't so good...), but this Strunal has a BIG "voce", for me it's not just a decent sound as JMX reported. There were no gigbags or rosins included when I purchased the doublebass (I had to buy the accessories separately, making my choices). Generally it's not advisable to buy a doublebass without trying it out first, but I had to cope with my situation (I didn't want to spend a lot of money and I wanted to have a good selection of doublebasses to choose from). For me and for what I do, it's a very good instrument. | 
