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Getting it in the 2CV in its case would be a feat as it is a little too large! One of the reasons I want to take it with me (apart from the gig) is to get a 5 piece band actually in the car by removing seats and doors etc, standing up and actually playing music while driving (not on a road)...

I have a well used and abused DB that I play for fun. I have just managed to get a huge padded case for it (after 8 years!) but it takes up most of the car. I am thinking about buying an open camping type trailer to put the case in. It might fit in a 6ft x 4ft trailer, or smaller if I cut down...

Finally managed to get some photos - the card reader on the PC has just died! Hopefully these photos will show both the gauges as the strings go across the nut, and the silk colours: Gold top with blue grey to the lower part on the A & E, The D is a single colour - dark rich brown, and the G...

I take some photos tomorrow of the strings & the DB. I have just spotted a sticked inside saying "Made in Czechoslovakia" Rob

Not sure how to tell the difference. The D&G are a bronze / yellow colour. The E&A are more steel / grey. Rob

Hi folks I have a battered DB which has been sitting around for at least 20 years. It was owned by someone who used it for Jazz I think. The strings are rather strange because their approx gauges are E - 2.8mm A - 2.1mm D - 2.8mm G - 2.1mm Measurements are approximate using a steel...

Hi folks I have a battered DB which has been sitting around for at least 20 years. It was owned by someone who used it for Jazz I think. The strings are rather strange because their approx gauges are E - 2.8mm A - 2.1mm D - 2.8mm G - 2.1mm Measurements are approximate using a steel...