steve Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Bought this off ebay as a fixer upper, and it's now giggable, I was wondering if anyone could identify it? There's no label inside (although a rectangular stain on the wood implies there was one once). thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobVbass Posted June 30, 2012 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Using my superior deductive skills I have successfully identified this as a double bass. OK then (sorry) looks a lot like my Framus, but could be a lot of 50's - 60's european basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Well it's a start Bob .... A bit more info, which prolly should have gone on the first post - it's all ply, and it's physically quite a bit larger in the body than my other 3/4. It has quite a thin, erm 'flexible' finger board (which obv might have been planed previously) and a very slender neck depth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 The tuners and the narrow neck sound a lot like my ply double bass. Unfortunately, all I know about mine is that it was made in Europe in the 50s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 thanks Dave, 50's European seems to be the consensus then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Looks a lot like my ply DB which apparently was a Musima factory job. So yeah 50s/60s Germany I guess? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockabillybob1 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 i had one exactly the same it czeck made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 thanks for the input chaps, i found a pic on talkbass of a musima bass which had exactly the same headstock break as mine, I dunno whether thats common with all DBs or just an indication of similar construction techniques of mine and the other bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I was wondering whether the neck is of a triangular section rather than the usual square. My German Blonde looks just like yours but has this neck on it. I don't know anything about mine either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassvid75 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 [quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1341259829' post='1716083'] Looks a lot like my ply DB which apparently was a Musima factory job. So yeah 50s/60s Germany I guess? [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1341393207' post='1718072'] I was wondering whether the neck is of a triangular section rather than the usual square. My German Blonde looks just like yours but has this neck on it. I don't know anything about mine either. [/quote] Actually yes, I'd describe the neck as more triangular than square Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassace Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 [quote name='steve' timestamp='1341663886' post='1722421'] Actually yes, I'd describe the neck as more triangular than square [/quote] That is interesting. I bought my bass from Peter Tyler in May 2006; he told me it was German circa 1960. It didn't have any label. Being a ply bass I use it mainly for outdoor work (not too often these days!) and it has a quite a nice growl on it with Spiro Mittels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted July 12, 2012 Share Posted July 12, 2012 Mine also has the triangular neck. It's also got a visible dovetail joint where the neck joins the body - apparently both features of basses from the east German Musima factory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 [quote name='bassace' timestamp='1341673684' post='1722600'] That is interesting. I bought my bass from Peter Tyler in May 2006; he told me it was German circa 1960. It didn't have any label. Being a ply bass I use it mainly for outdoor work (not too often these days!) and it has a quite a nice growl on it with Spiro Mittels. [/quote] I've got this one to use with non steel strings to avoid feedback when amplified, but the sound has a fantastic bloom when played acoustically. [quote name='TheRev' timestamp='1342126484' post='1730193'] Mine also has the triangular neck. It's also got a visible dovetail joint where the neck joins the body - apparently both features of basses from the east German Musima factory. [/quote] Well mine has the same visible dovetail joint, so it's looking likely that it's a Musima jobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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