Bohemian Bass

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by stan haskins

good thread - this is why I followed Ken over here, too . . .

Hey, Ken - I love the look of all those handmade BOhemians you posted. The bottom one (the fiver) looks a little off-kilter, like the shoulder on the bass side is higher than the shoulder on the treble side. Is that just a trick of the photograph, or is that on purpose - and if so, what purpose do you think it serves? (I imagine, if anything, it would make the bass harder to play . . .)

I don't know. I just 'borrowed' those shots from a few websites in Europe namely Contrabass Shoppe, World of Basses and B.Kort. Maybe it was made or later cut like that. It's common to see cut-down Basses with uneven shoulders. I see it all the time and it is either done for the player or an accident of some sort. Just a guess on my part.

[Ken Smith]

here's what I believe to be a 19th century Bohemian Bass.