Fully Carved John Juzek 5/8ths bass for sale

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I have a great John Juzek double bass for sale! $4,000 OBO

I just bought a bass because i saw that it was left unplayed for 30+ years and completely unplayable! I didn't really need this bass, but it was a shame to have this sitting around in a corner, with what looked like the original gut strings on it (yuck!)! Now that she is singing, it is time to find a good home for her!

The label reads "John Juzek: Violin Maker in formerly in Prague, made in Germany". The back is stamped 1962. From my understanding, John Juzek never made basses but this was imported and probably at one point owned by the NYC public school system. There was a crack in the back that the lad I purchased the bass from said she had repaired in 1999 or 2000. It seems to be a solid repair. The sides, again from my own research, appear to be sprayed as opposed to hand rubbed, but the top and back are hand-rubber. It is a solid carved instrument.

It is a little smaller than my 3/4 bass, though I am told also that Juzek never made a 5/8ths instrument - and this is definitely not a half-size. The sound is really beautiful though it is not extremely loud. I think this would make a great jazz bass! I'm still breaking it in after not being played for 30 + years and having a bunch of work done.

I had the neck sanded, new synthetic gut strings, fingerboard planed, new bridge, new tailgut, endpin removed (it was non-functional) and a stub put in, Rabbath endpin drilled, and all of the costmetics repaired on the instrument.

I would really love to find her a good loving home where she will be played all the time!

I've not been gigging on this bass for about a month and really have grown quite fond of the bass. I've had many people comment on the very nice tone for such a small instrument. I was considering keeping the bass for a spare, but I really need to finance a larger orchestral bass by next spring. So - she has to go! I hope I can find her a good home!

I am currently living in the fingerlakes region of NY State, but I am in NYC for gigs and rehearsals a few times a month. I usually bring the bass with me there.

Please e-mail me for more specific pictures and with questions. I will respond promptly!!!

[beingbecoming]

The bass is no longer for sale. I had some more work done to her and I just can't seem to put the bass down. I'm going to try to just keep both basses and purchase a third next year- I guess you really can't have too many basses.

Thanks for the interest. (There is another 5/8ths Juzek for sale above this posting listed at 4,500$ if you are looking for one of these great instruments. If it is anything like this bass, someone should snatch it up for that price!)