Lowendahl Basses

[Eric Hochberg]

I considered buying a Herman Lowendahl bass a few years ago. I think it was dated 193?. It needed work, neck brought out, fingerboard, etc. but had a really nice sound as it was. The bass was a bit too big shouldered for me so I passed on that alone. I never got it evaluated. Sometime later I saw it restored at a Chicago luthier's shop and for sale by him at $25k. I'm not sure if he found a buyer at that price.