Yet another bass ID

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Eric Hochberg

My "Juzek" doesn't have some of the other "master art" characteristics like the ebony diamond and fancy purfling around the button area, and the ebony "liners" along the neck heel/rib area. The purfling under the button is also squared off as opposed to rounded like other Juzek basses. It does have nicely flamed neck, back and sides, though.

Maybe they were out of other labels when this one came in or someone goofed... or the wood was nice enough to pass off as "master art" or an unscrupulous seller put it in somewhere along the way... The man I bought it from in 1978 was an old school Hungarian luthier here in Chicago who has since passed on, the nicest guy, who never struck me as being anything but a straight shooter.

Anything is possible including your Bass never actually being a Juzek to begin with. Can you post pics of it here?