Ernst Heinrich Roth 1956 Old School Bass Build under $600

Yeah, they were great!

 

So, I just went to the store today in-order to test out their double basses. Both were shens, one being marked for 3,300 dollars for a hybrid, and one for 5,000 for an SB200 Willow solid wood. After trying them for a good hour I realized something. This EHR bass has a much better tone, and even with much higher action, is easier to play. This could possibly be due to its age, maybe a little bit of the construction too, but my bass sounded miles ahead of these two other.

 

Usually I would say that too but the bridges were fitted really well(not as nice as a despiau bridge though) and the action was nice and low with a nice tension to the string. They both played phenomenally, just didn't have the tone. For some reason they both seemed like they lacked the bottom end to round out their sound

 

Almost a year before I committed to starting this project, -!: she is holding up well. I use a JT jet carbon bow on her and she sounds great arco and pizz. Anyone else have any bass restorations in progress?

 

Actually this Bass came from Heid music Appleton WI. They have an instrument "junkyard" in their basement. Vince Jesse helped me with some of the wood filling and getting parts for it however. I highly recommend his shop "the double bass workshop".