newbie.. help I.D. my upright

[glenn selwitz]

hey all first time in Kens corner, i just got a nice plywood bass perfect condition, label inside says "a copy of Karl Bruckner" lower right of label says made in west germany lower left says vox
in the same type font as vox amps, it looks exactly like the Josef Bitterer
bass on this site in every detail, any thoughts on the value and what would be good strings i think i got a good deal for $150 it also has a nice canvas cover a fishman bp-100 pickup thanks in advance...Glenn