Double Bass Boosey and Hawkes Excelsior

[eh_train]

I think it's a Czech bass, apparently it was made in the 60's. The tuners are possibly a little wonky, it looks like 4 individual machine heads similar to what you might find on a bass guitar, but then there is a large black metal plate mounted on each side of the headstock through which the tuners are mounted into the wood....

Those tuners came in several possible configurations: 4 individual, 2 individual on a different-type metal plate (like yours), and chrome tuners on a chrome plate. I kind of like their Soviet-era bigness. IIRC, though, the shafts bent rather easily.

 

[Bob J Green]

Those tuners came in several possible configurations: 4 individual, 2 individual on a different-type metal plate (like yours), and chrome tuners on a chrome plate. I kind of like their Soviet-era bigness. IIRC, though, the shafts bent rather easily.

Indeed, a couple of the keys feel a bit loose although the shafts are good.

 

[marcox]

After not changing my strings for a few years, I found this Upton video helpful as a guide/refresher.

https://youtu.be/7Z5Xf_ZK924