Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
08-01-2019, 02:46 PM
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thanks for the opinion Ken, much obliged
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thanks for the opinion Ken, much obliged
never ever seen an Argie bass that's older than, say, 30 years, but hey, my name is not in one of the most legendary bass brands ever and I never owned an...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-28-2019, 12:33 PM
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hmmmm
locally made, old and NOT a piece of junk?
those are pretty much inexistent, never seen or heard of one, decent argentinian basses are modern and author instruments
every old bass in the market...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-28-2019, 09:24 AM
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thanks!
hi Ken, that was fast!
ok, so an oddball, not likely to be a shop bass?
any ideas for approximate place and time of build?
it sure has small dimensions, sounds terrific though
thanks...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-27-2019, 11:11 PM
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dimensions
according to:
https://www.gollihurmusic.com/faq/2-SIZES_DOUBLE_BASS_SIZING_FAQ.html
I would actually label it as a 1/2 size with a short 3/4 string length (102cm)....I think it'd be a good size...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-27-2019, 10:43 PM
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
07-27-2019, 10:39 PM
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Bass ID
hi Ken, wondering if you could share some remote double bass specialist X-Ray vision commentary on this one
my guess is Germanic late 19th century
small 3/4, 102cm string length, converted from...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-14-2017, 10:27 AM
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-13-2017, 01:38 PM
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thank you, sir
enjoying it for years now, great sounding bass, very good all around......I will start looking into the language/alphabet the washed out label is written onto, maybe I can take a name out of it,...
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-12-2017, 09:09 PM
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-12-2017, 09:01 PM
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-12-2017, 05:20 PM
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-12-2017, 05:16 PM
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-12-2017, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 9
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Yet Another Bass ID
Hi all
I bought this one 10 years ago and was told it is a Czech from the late 19th century, of course it's a shop bass
I had some work done on it, the only thing major was a new neck, since...
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