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For sale Price drop, Very large John Juzek carved, $3750

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$6,000.00
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$4000 Carved well repaired and stable ca. 1950s John Juzek with 45" string length. Viol shaped.
Eb neck. Very deep sound. Mooradian deluxe bag ("large 7/8") .
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75" height without endpin
20 1/2" upper bout
26" lower bout
9" max width
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Carlh

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Mar 27, 2011
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Sorry, team. It is only 44 1/4- 44 1/2". My macrometer had a momentary malfunction.
Anyway, it is pretty big.
I played this as my everyday bass a number of years back, but its size was simply too much for me. A false nut to a D neck might work for somebody.
 
Ed Fuqua

Ed Fuqua

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Man, that's a long ass neck! The bout width and body depth seem like a pretty standard 3/4 size...
 
Keith Rawlings

Keith Rawlings

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It’s a beautiful bass though. If I was closer to you and Rona was gone, I would come check it out. Ideally I’d like to find a nice Juzek someday.
 
dylanjohnson

dylanjohnson

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That is a pre war bass, right? The label after WWII says made in Germany. I don't think it's from the 50's. I know that they probably slapped whatever label was around in these, but the combo of the long scale length and the label make me think it's earlier.
 
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Carlh

SWPennsylBass
Mar 27, 2011
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Pittsburgh
I assumed (maybe erroneously) because it doesn't have hat peg tuners that it is post war. I hadn't even considered the possibility that it has a non-original neck. Seems my macrometer needs to confirm measurements other than the neck. Constructive comments always welcome!
 
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Carlh

SWPennsylBass
Mar 27, 2011
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Pittsburgh
This bass is significantly larger than a 3/4 bass with a long neck fitted onto it. As noted, Mooradian called it a "large 7/8" when I purchased the bag for it.

The max width is 26 1/2", from bottom of back of bass (not including endpin) to top of button is 46 1/2".

This compares to some 3/4 sized basses with max width 25" and other measurement 44-45". A 1930's American Standard is 25 1/2" and 44", respectively. The depth at the lower C bout of this bass is 1" greater than that of the Am Std.
 
Ed Fuqua

Ed Fuqua

Dec 13, 1999
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Chuck Sher publishes my book, WALKING BASSICS:The Fundamentals of Jazz Bass Playing.
Carlh said:
This bass is significantly larger than a 3/4 bass with a long neck fitted onto it. As noted, Mooradian called it a "large 7/8" when I purchased the bag for it.

The max width is 26 1/2", from bottom of back of bass (not including endpin) to top of button is 46 1/2".

This compares to some 3/4 sized basses with max width 25" and other measurement 44-45". A 1930's American Standard is 25 1/2" and 44", respectively. The depth at the lower C bout of this bass is 1" greater than that of the Am Std.
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Well, OK. But my 3/4 Kriegel is 20" at the top bout 26" at the bottom bout and 45" from top of the button to the bottom of the plate, depth at the bottom bout 9". With a 41.5 inch mensure. So the body size has an inch and a half in length, half an inch in depth. The big difference is in mensure. Hence my shock and surprise...
 
dperrott

dperrott

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Oct 3, 2005
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Carlh said:
I assumed (maybe erroneously) because it doesn't have hat peg tuners that it is post war. I hadn't even considered the possibility that it has a non-original neck. Seems my macrometer needs to confirm measurements other than the neck. Constructive comments always welcome!
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Looks like it may have been made with out a neck block and has since been altered, hence the button repair. I just adjusted a guys bass that had the same thing done to it, with same label. According to a highly respected luthier that worked on it, Juzek didn't make blockless basses. Juzek was also an importer. Overall it really doesn't matter but how it plays and sounds.
 
klyph

klyph

Mar 28, 2009
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The pizz clip sounds nice through my stereo. What strings are on it?
 
james condino

james condino

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I played a mid century Wilfer made "Juzek" a few weeks ago similar to this that had a big 7/8 body and can't stop thinking about it. The midrange was incredible- thick & chocolatey and everything I could ask for. It had a long string length, but I hardly noticed it while playing....
 

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