Double Bass Czechoslovakian 1/4 size bass

[ceilidh swinger]

Hello all,
Would any of you guys be able to tell the age and possible worth of my 1/4 size bass. label inside says made in Czechoslovakia, front is solid Cedar,back and sides are ply. fingerboard, tailpiece and top hat tuning knobs made of ebony, body has been stripped and refinished,will post pics soon.

Thanks
Calum

 

[ceilidh swinger]

Hello, how can I post up images to talkbass? talkbass doesn't seem to give mean option!?

 

[tjaila]

Hello,

You have to upload them somewhere else and then use the tag to show them in your post


T.

 

[ceilidh swinger]

Hello,

You have to upload them somewhere else and then use the tag to show them in your post


T.[/QUOTE]

Cheers Tjaila

 

[Nathan Levine]

You can take pictures with your phone and upload them via the TB app pretty easily.

 

[ceilidh swinger]

Here are some pics of my 1)4 bass.

 

[ceilidh swinger]

You can take pictures with your phone and upload them via the TB app pretty easily.

Obviously too complicated for me Nathan!!

 

[ceilidh swinger]

Here are some pics of my 1)4 bass.

 

[ceilidh swinger]

Front of 1/4

 

[ceilidh swinger]

Inside 1/4

 

[ceilidh swinger]

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[ceilidh swinger]

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[Nathan Levine]

What a cool little bass! Does it sound good??? Does it seem loud for its size, or more in lIne with what you might expect from such a little guy? What is the string length? This could retuned like a violin and you just might have a sweet little Bassetto.

 

[ceilidh swinger]

What a cool little bass! Does it sound good??? Does it seem loud for its size, or more in lIne with what you might expect from such a little guy? What is the string length? This could retuned like a violin and you just might have a sweet little Bassetto.

I used to use it all the time Nathan and it was huge but I bought another 3/4 and the 1/4 just sat in the corner for a few months and when I went back to play it, it sounded dull and lifeless, had a guy look at it and its still the same dull, lifeless! its kinda went in the huff with me. Its a shame cause I like it very much.
below is a vid of me playing it on youtube with my band Havana Swing
http://youtu.be/u2g0ih5wimw