oh my gwad..

Can you play walking bass on that, or only Rock & ROLL?...............

 

Hey, does Bob's House of Basses distribute these? Or is it the new Upton Bass Trolley?

 

Talk about your easy sound post adjustments.

 

Judging by the scroll and hat peg tuners, and the shape of the top, it looks like another decent old instrument has met a horrible fate.

Please tell me this is merely a bass-shaped object!! Anyone who would subject a real bass to such a gross indignity should be strung up by the thumbnails.

 

. I guess you're right, Eric, it looks like they have destroyed an old Mittenwald to build that stupid little trolley

 

Oh man this is just the kind of thing that pisses me off.

 

Notice the kid wouldn't even sit in the thing?

You go girl! Solidarity!

 

Here's another goodie: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2541074131&category=4713

 

Looking at the first picture, you can see the chair rungs through the treble side f-hole. The top looks much thinner there than around the rim. The outline of the top, shape of the f-holes, the arch, all look too graceful and well proportioned to have been made by a non-luthier. Olivier, I suspect you're right, from my moderate experience the shape looks German/ Bohemian. If it is a Mittenwald, it could have been worth substantial five figures restored. Aaarrrgggh!!!

I HATE seeing this sort of butchery (I've foamed about this in another post). Someone needs to talk to this bozo and see if he still has the ribs. If so, offer to buy his trailer and give him back the wheels (preferably in the form of a suppository). Offer him what will seem a lot of money- $750? I've had some good luck in the past reclaiming old basses this way. There's great satisfaction to be had (money to be made too)in preserving a worthy old instrument.

Lemme see, which would I rather play, a restored Mittenwald or a brand new Cremona? Hmmm...

Hey Fetch, was it a carved or flat back?

 

The braces on the inside of the back look like they are in the same places as my two flatbacks...

 

That's pretty interesting...maybe the guy who built it was a legit luthier who did it as a goof? That would explain access to the neck and other bits...

Put a motor in it, and some Michelins, and you'd have something. Transportation problems solved...

 

I'm actually going to be attending a steam and gas engine show in August (Butterfield Threshing Bee, Butterfield, Minnesota). Don't ask -- long story.

Maybe Mr. Hey-Diddle-Diddle will be there with his contra-car. I'll make sure to have the camera ready just in case.

 

M.J.:- I dunno, if the guy were a for-real luthier you'd think the bridge, tailpiece and string spacing would be more like the real thing.

Fetch:- Most any carved bass is going to be much thicker around the f holes than your Kay. It'll be thick towards the centre of the top (top of the f holes) and thinner towards the edges. (bottom of the f holes.)

Still makes me wanna spew lookin' at this thing.

 

What's the big deal. he' prolly just taking it in for the annual tune-up.

 

"Looks so real you want to play it!"


Yeah, right...