This bass has traveled the world. From its creation in (approximately) 1850 in Germany it traveled to London, England and eventually on to Adelaide, Australia where I purchased it about 14 years ago. Since then it has been all over Australia, to New Zealand, the U.K and now resides in New York where it has been well acclimatized over the past 5 years. The punchy, focused sound of this bass belies its years and the depth of tone and power, especially in the lower positions set it aside from any other bass that I have played.
Since it has been in my possession it has undergone some major work to get the most out of what is an incredible instrument. The neck block and button were replaced and the angle of the neck reset to make the upper registers more accessible and improve the pressure across the belly of the bass. The bridge was also replaced at this time and not long after the fingerboard and nut were replaced too. A few years later a new endpin and tailwire were installed. All this work was done in Melbourne, Australia by Warren Nolan. Prior to this it seems work was done to the edging of the belly and, according to a label on the inside of the bass, there was a neck graft done in London in 1909.
The result of this work is a bass that is very comfortable to play that has the tonal qualities that seemingly only come with age. The bass has adapted well to the NYC climate and I have not had buzzes from any seams etc. for the last 2.5 years. The last work done on this bass was by David Gage and included some minor gluing and planing of the fingerboard.
This bass is set up for pizzicato jazz/contemporary music playing but it also sounds fantastic arco and I’m sure would be a great bass for performing classical repertoire.
The bass has an Eb neck and a scale length of 42½”. It is a ⅞ sized bass.
The bass comes with a Kaces gig bag and K&K BassMax pickup.
Any questions are welcomed and the bass is available to try anytime if you are in the NYC area.
The price of the bass is US 11,990.
Since it has been in my possession it has undergone some major work to get the most out of what is an incredible instrument. The neck block and button were replaced and the angle of the neck reset to make the upper registers more accessible and improve the pressure across the belly of the bass. The bridge was also replaced at this time and not long after the fingerboard and nut were replaced too. A few years later a new endpin and tailwire were installed. All this work was done in Melbourne, Australia by Warren Nolan. Prior to this it seems work was done to the edging of the belly and, according to a label on the inside of the bass, there was a neck graft done in London in 1909.
The result of this work is a bass that is very comfortable to play that has the tonal qualities that seemingly only come with age. The bass has adapted well to the NYC climate and I have not had buzzes from any seams etc. for the last 2.5 years. The last work done on this bass was by David Gage and included some minor gluing and planing of the fingerboard.
This bass is set up for pizzicato jazz/contemporary music playing but it also sounds fantastic arco and I’m sure would be a great bass for performing classical repertoire.
The bass has an Eb neck and a scale length of 42½”. It is a ⅞ sized bass.
The bass comes with a Kaces gig bag and K&K BassMax pickup.
Any questions are welcomed and the bass is available to try anytime if you are in the NYC area.
The price of the bass is US 11,990.
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Condition | Very Good (Used) Very Good items may show a few slight marks or scratches but are fully functional and in overall great shape.Learn more |
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