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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 06-08-2013, 11:06 PM
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Posted By Steve Robinson
Eberhard Meinel

Hello All:

I just bought a carved German shop bass that appears to be fairly common. I wonder if folks here know more about the company. I've stitched everything I know about it into these two...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 06-08-2013, 10:53 PM
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Views: 7,657
Posted By Steve Robinson
Tuners/Threads for German/Czech shop basses

With the help of Ken and this forum, I dated my Czech shop bass to approx 1918-1920, and part of this was the tuning machines which look right for between WWI and WWII.

Recently a screw came out...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 06-06-2011, 09:00 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 9,374
Posted By Steve Robinson
Elgar's Paragraph on Factory Basses

I have an old photocopy of this book, so I figured I'd post this nice paragraph for people to reference. Perfect for this thread.



--Steve
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 06-06-2011, 09:30 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,587
Posted By Steve Robinson
Thank you, Ken!

Thank you so much, Ken. We can just say it's a 1950s German factory bass from Mittenwald, similar to a Wilfer/Juzek. I think that's enough. If I ever learn anything else about the label, etc. I...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 06-03-2011, 09:03 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,587
Posted By Steve Robinson
Thanks, Ken. There is both a Franz...

Thanks, Ken. There is both a Franz (http://www.wilfer-geigenbau.de/) and Andreas (http://www.jkwilfer.de/) Wilfer; could that be a clue?

Thanks again!

--Steve
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 06-03-2011, 06:57 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 10,587
Posted By Steve Robinson
My Teacher's Mittenwald [ID help?]

Hi Ken & Co.:

I'm working on a project to restore my teacher's fully carved Mittenwald shop bass. As we go forward, I would love to know if people have any insight about this particular...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-29-2011, 01:39 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
...got it!

Found some additional information about the Czech basses imported by B&J; I'm posting it here because I thought you might find it useful or interesting. And special thanks to Ken for your history...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-26-2011, 12:20 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
Dang!

Hey Ken... the catalog reprint I ordered for you arrived (I wanted a peek before I sent it on). The bad news is that it's only a partial reprint and does not contain any violin family instruments,...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-16-2011, 10:40 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
Music Trade Review 1903-1925 / quotes & images

http://www.hangoutstorage.com/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/medium/16553-417371612011.jpg

from a 1903 edition of the Music Trade Review.


In the event some future reader of this thread...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-15-2011, 12:39 PM
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Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
music production during WWI

Ken--I thought of your comment above when I came across this quote by Samuel Buegeleisen (the B of B&J @ 113-115 University Place, NYC). I found this in a 1915 edition of the Music Trade Review...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-14-2011, 01:38 PM
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Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
Yeah, I meant me, but since you mention it......

Yeah, I meant me, but since you mention it... watch your mail. :)

Thanks again for all the info.

Steve
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-14-2011, 11:58 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
Buegeleisen & Jacobson

Thanks again, Ken! Yes, B&J were at that location as early as 1904; here's a clip I found from the Music Trade Review (http://www.arcade-museum.com/mtr/MTR-1904-38-21/MTR-1904-38-21-41.pdf) from...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-14-2011, 12:23 AM
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Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
Thanks!

Thanks so much, Ken, for all that great info! Yes, I don't imagine that the bass would have been made right after WWI--that's why I said the earliest it could have been made is in 1918, but probably...
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-13-2011, 08:24 PM
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Views: 33,175
Posted By Steve Robinson
"Salvadore De Durro" / B&J New York

Hello everyone! Folks over at TalkBass (http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=729880) directed me to this forum because of this specific thread on Czech shop/factory basses; looks like a...
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