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triviani said:
A shop would charge me for the fix more than what I’d want to pay. Luthier work is very expensive in Japan.
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Got it. If you are inclined, there are tutorials on YouTube on how to remove a fb only needing an iron and a putty-knife. Once exposed the tr may just need un-freezing the treads & lubricating. The fb & stripe once glued back together is held in place by wrapping an old bicycle inter-tube tightly around it. It seems daunting but is very doable with limited luthier skills.
 
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Hello! Is the price of 125 euro good for this Musima ? The seller said that everything is original...
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Gosho said:
Hello! Is the price of 125 euro good for this Musima ? The seller said that everything is original...View attachment 7339667View attachment 7339668View attachment 7339669
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If you like/want it and the neck is straight (no issues), I wouldn't talk you out of it.

I do have another thread that it would better fit -

JIO

Thread 'Cool 60's basses (OTHER than main-stream brands)'

So, there may be various threads that bump up against this one but here's what I'd like to more specifically do here.

What I'd like to do is start the ball rolling to create a reference library of sorts that covers non-mainstream brands . So not Fender, Gibson, Ric, Gretsch, Guild, Vox, etc. They can be from various parts of the globe like Japan, Germany, the US, Russia, England or Italy with an emphasis on the electric guitar/bass boom that went into high gear once the Ventures and Beatles inspired young people to learn to play electric guitar. ('62-'64) Basses...
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My Musima hollow-body... probably early '70s -

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I couldn't resist - I bought it. (the Soviet-era Tonika bass above) This will be the third vintage Eastern European bass I bought from Georgi at musicismysoul on eBay from Kiev. Two out of the three are pure Pop Art to me, this being one. (and I use that reference with high respect, as Pop Art was the first contemporary/internationally received modern art I was drawn to as a teen) Those two will join with my 1970 Jolana Kolorbas w/original artwork. I love these basses specifically for their historic/social political & artistic iconic-ness. I was on the fence, but the selling-point was that he waved the tariff fees and accepted the lowest offer that was offered, so I paid only what was posted.

Along with it bringing me happiness/appreciation as a collector of art related to my devotion as a life-time bass-player/visual artist, I also feel good about directly helping someone in Kiev. People send money “to Kiev” but where it ends up… at least in this case - I know exactly where my “support donation” is going. Delivery will take awhile, but I'll do a review once it arrives.
 
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I did a little poking around the interwebs and the best I could find is that ES (Entered Special) indicates the body or instrument was pulled out of normal production and “entered special” into a separate workflow, usually for a dealer, rep, show, or internal request — not necessarily for custom features.
 
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SJLee said:
I did a little poking around the interwebs and the best I could find is that ES (Entered Special) indicates the body or instrument was pulled out of normal production and “entered special” into a separate workflow, usually for a dealer, rep, show, or internal request — not necessarily for custom features.
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Yes, Entered Special - it seems like there are a number P's & J's stamped in '66 which makes me think that one is a post-June '66 when blocks replaced dots. Most likely there are '66 Strats & Tele's with the ES stamp.
 
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