Double Bass Help with Kay Bass Appraisal

[LA2SD]

Hey Guys,

I posted a classified ad in the for sale section for a 1949 Kay Bass.

I probably should have done this prior to posting the ad, but can anyone give me an idea of how much my bass is really worth?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Here's the link:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f144/fs-genuine-kay-bass-viol-1949-a-776261/

 

[Gatortail1]

If I was selling that bass, I'd ask 1000 and take 800.

 

[Eric Swanson]

Well yes, IMHO, perhaps you should have done this before. Now it looks, to me at least, just a bit as if you are trying to focus attention on a sale you want to make.

If you really want an appraisal, take it to a luthier.

Barring that, PM MollyKay
http://www.talkbass.com/forum/member.php?u=79175

Or contact them through the web:

http://www.bassmonkey.net/


As far as I can tell, she and her partner are pretty reliable information on this vintage of American basses.

 

[tomshepp]

If you really want an appraisal, take it to a luthier.

+1

Seems most private DB sales happen locally. A luthier in your neck o' the woods would have an idea of what it's worth in your local market.... not to say he'd buy it from you for that much.

 

[Chris Fitzgerald]

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