For sale 1939 Kay M1W BEST REASONABLE OFFER!

What's the line on the neck heel? Was it broken and repaired?

Yes. When the board was being replaced, I was not happy with the first one that Volker put on. When he was removing that one, it must have cracked. Not sure how, or why as he never explained it. Not sure what it does to the value of the bass, but he put on a much higher quality board and I left it at that. I believe that was about 3 or 4 years ago, and the repair seems solid.

Did I miss the $ ?
Location?

Yes, it's in the box just above the post.
$2000.
Boston area.

A couple more pics and a bump.

This is a very nice bass at a very reasonable price! I've had some "tire kickers", but still available. BUMP.

Bump!

Long overdue BUMP!

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I'm really surprised that this lovely bass is unsold at the price. Around here it would go for over $3000.

I got a chance to check out this bass today. I'm actually considering buying it, but I figure I'd let anyone else interested know it's fantastic! In really nice shape. Great tone and volume. I doesn't look to have been mistreated over the years and the new ebony board looks to be much much nicer and thicker than the stock Kay fingerboards I've seen. Very nice bass. Worth checking out.

jmceachern36 said:

I got a chance to check out this bass today. I'm actually considering buying it, but I figure I'd let anyone else interested know it's fantastic! In really nice shape.

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What about the cracked neck? Does it look as bad as the pic?
That was the 1 thing that turned me off about it. I even wrote to Volker to ask about it and he didn't return my mail.
If not for that, I would have bought it.

Bum Arm Bob said:

What about the cracked neck? Does it look as bad as the pic?
That was the 1 thing that turned me off about it. I even wrote to Volker to ask about it and he didn't return my mail.
If not for that, I would have bought it.

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You should ask me about it!

Pmed

tomshepp said:

You should ask me about it!

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Tom, I read what you had written about it before, that is why I went ahead and wrote Volker. IMHO, that one pic may be why it hasn't sold yet. Like I said, that is why I didn't pursue it any further. And if I didn't, perhaps others have too.

I understand what you are saying and I am sure that you are an honest gentleman but it is always buyer beware and you have to use good judgement when looking to buy. If I go to look at a car that has the fender duct taped on and the owner says it has been like that for years, I have to assume that it may blow off going down the road. If I see that it has been welded back on, I am going to feel a little better about it.

With your bass, you never mentioned a repair only that the board had been replaced. So I have to ask, with out seeing it, how bad is it actually? Not that you wouldn't give me an honest opinion but you would give me your opinion of your bass.... Just like I would give you my opinion of my bass and you might say it is nothing like I think it is... I hope I said that in a way that we all understand?

So, in a nutshell what I ask jmceachern36 was, how bad is it? If a second opinion that has no interest in your bass says it is nothing really, then IMHO, it will carry more confidence that it is not a problem and you may have more interest in it.

I'd like to see a few close up pics of crack in question. It doesn't appear to be deep from the included pic.

That thing on the neck didn't or wouldn't bother me at all. It actually looks worse in the pictures. Its totally smooth and not that noticeable in person.

jmceachern36 said:

That thing on the neck didn't or wouldn't bother me at all. It actually looks worse in the pictures. Its totally smooth and not that noticeable in person.

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I think that is what we all needed to hear.

Even if the neck was completely sheared off and in a separate garbage bag, that is a very good price for a 1939 Kay. That period is the apex of Kay desirability and market demand. It looks like a great bass, and others have checked it out and given it the thumbs up. If it were in my neighborhood it would get a MUCH higher price. It is important to remeber that there are two types of Kay owners: those with broken necks and those that are going to have a broken neck; the same can be said for almost every double bass made. If you are that worried about it, there is a replacemnet neck in the classifieds!

j.
www.kaybassrepair.com
www.condino.com

james condino said:

Even if the neck was completely sheared off and in a separate garbage bag, that is a very good price for a 1939 Kay. That period is the apex of Kay desirability and market demand. It looks like a great bass, and others have checked it out and given it the thumbs up. If it were in my neighborhood it would get a MUCH higher price. It is important to remeber that there are two types of Kay owners: those with broken necks and those that are going to have a broken neck; the same can be said for almost every double bass made. If you are that worried about it, there is a replacemnet neck in the classifieds!

j.
www.kaybassrepair.com
www.condino.com

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Thank you James! PM sent...... Joe told me to.