I felt much the same about the Hofner violin bass which also had the strings too close together. Replaced it with the Peerless Bassmaster Player which is the same as a Jack Cassidy which Peerless made til manufacture was moved to China.
I’m getting used to the bass and it’s scale and really enjoying it. I’m using the tripod but wondering about the end pin. It looks a bit odd with the “frame” to place it away from the body. How have others found it in use, any views?
How can you copyright such expressions, it’s stupid. I appreciate copyright on tunes, but even they can be a bit subjective, there’s only so many notes 🎶 (whoops there’s another infringement! )