For Sale - American Standard Bass made by the H.N. White Co out of Cleveland, Ohio. Serial number 2468, which should place it at about 1959 for the year of manufacture.
I’ve had this bass for nearly 25 years personally, as it was the one I got when in high school.
It had some issues with the back for as long as I've had it, so I recently had it in for some much needed TLC by the fine folks at Guarneri House (
Guarneri House) which is a prominent stringed instrument design shop here in Grand Rapids. Originally, they were simply going to glue some areas of the back that weren't tight, and ended up removing the entire back to do a decent job. In the process, it was discovered that the bass bar had come loose over the years, so that has also been reglued. (I had noticed a bit of a buzz on the low notes, particularly with pizz.)
There is also a crack which I believe was repaired years ago on the neck/head. It looked like this when I got the bass, and it's remained stable. (It might be a good idea to have it checked, nonetheless.)
It has a really bold sound, I'm afraid I'm really not good enough to do it justice. I enjoyed playing both orchestral and jazz with this bass, though I've heard that these babies are pretty popular with jazz bassists.
It doesn't get enough use to warrant my keeping it, so it needs to find a good home.
I'm asking $1000.
I also have a nice German made professional German bow that I'll be posting soon as well.
I also have a soft case for this which is included which is in fair/poor condition. But, it was better than nothing.
The bass can be seen in person and picked up at my house:
1747 Timberlane Lane NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
I'd also be willing to ship this, though it may require the rental of a hard bass shipper case.
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