-- SUMMER SALE! -- Euro Workshop, made in Romania, 2001. Fully carved 3/4, with spruce top and maple ribs/flatback. Includes Spirocore strings, cordura cover, K&K pickup, and stand! Consignment. String length: 40 3/8"
Eastman VB305 3/4, made in 2002. Fully carved with spruce top, poplar back/ribs. Originally sold and set-up by BVS, includes recent set-up work, adjustable bridge, antiqued Rubner machines, Kaplan strings, and C-extension with all stops! String length: 41.75
New model for 2018! Violin corner or gamba corner, carved 3/4 double bass, with spruce top, willow ribs and willow back, hand-applied oil finish, ebony fingerboard, and ebony tailpiece. Available in gamba or violin outline - call for special orders. INCLUDED BVS UPGRADES – BVS set-up – Despiau bridge with Otto adjusters – Ulsa German…
Carved 3/4 double bass, with carved spruce top, carved European flamed maple ribs and back, hand-applied oil finish, ebony fingerboard, and ebony tailpiece. INCLUDED BVS UPGRADES – BVS set-up – Despiau bridge with Otto adjusters – Onyx endpin – Choice of Helicore strings (other strings available at discounted prices) – BVS 2-year parts & labor…
Carved 7/8, 5-string double bass, with carved spruce top, carved willow ribs and flat-back, hand-applied oil finish, ebony fingerboard, and ebony tailpiece. INCLUDED BVS UPGRADES – BVS set-up – Despiau bridge with Otto adjusters – Ulsa German endpin – Choice of Helicore strings (other strings available at discounted prices) – BVS 2-year parts & labor…
-- SUMMER SALE!-- Lemur Music Venice Teatro, 5/8 carved. Fully carved spruce top, with maple ribs and round back BVS set-up, with antiqued Rubner tuning machines. This bass is super light, making it an ideal instrument for the advanced student or gigging professional in a jazz or orchestral setting! Lemur cover included. String length: 40.5"
John Juzek, ca. 1930s. Fully carved 3/4, with old (but not original) slab-cut spruce top, maple back/ribs, and maple scroll. Original tuning machines, and recent set-up work at BVS. This bass sounds excellent and is a great value! Consignment. String length: 41.5" FINANCING AVAILABLE! Noteworthy Credit Union is an arts-based lending organization in Cleveland, OH…
Calin Wultur Corsini standard #5 model. Fully carved 3/4 with spruce top, maple back, ribs, and scroll, hand applied oil varnish, with tastefully light antiquing. Includes complete BVS set-up with adjustable bridge, New Harmony Music carbon fiber endpin, and Rubner tuning machines. String length: 41.5"
Summer price drop! John Juzek 7/8 size, ca. 1950s. Fully carved, with spruce top and maple ribs/roundback. Includes Cushy cover. Consignment. String length: 43.25"
Fully-carved 3/4, made in Germany ca. 2001. Spruce top, maple back, and highly-flamed maple ribs. Fitted with individual brass Rubner tuning machines and adjustable bridge. Excellent condition, with big, warm sound for orchestra or jazz. Consignment. String length: 41.75"
--PRICE DROP!-- Fully carved 3/4, with spruce top, flamed maple roundback and ribs. Neck and lower bouts are not original to the instrument and were replaced at a later date. Bass has a warm, punchy sound - would be a great jazz or orchestra bass! Includes custom compensated Pecanic tailpiece and soft canvas cover. Consignment.
Made in Severna Park, MD in 2000. Fully carved with spruce top, maple back/ribs/scroll, and Sloane tuning machines. Large bottom bouts give lots of low end, while narrow upper bouts allow for ease of playing in all registers. BIG sound! Includes soft cover. Consignment. String length: 41.75"
ON SALE DURING THE MONTH OF MAY - FINANCING AVAILABLE! Martin 4/4 Concert model, made in 2019. Fully-carved spruce top, with flamed maple ribs and flamed maple round back. BVS set-up, with brass Baker style tuning machines, and Ulsa Massiv 10mm endpin. A beautiful instrument finished at the Martin shop in England for an affordable…
A rare opportunity to own a bass by Vilho Arvi (father of contemporary bass maker, Kai Arvi)! This bass is number 197, made in USA, 1971. The form is 7/8 size with straight grain spruce top, tightly flamed maple roundback, sides, and scroll. Recent BVS top-off restoration, including replacement of all previous top repairs, edge…
Collin-Mezin bass, made in France ca. 1934. Fully carved with four-piece spruce top and plain maple back, ribs, & scroll. Scroll features an open back pegbox with beautiful 20th century French Bakelite tuning machines. This bass could easily be played as a jazz, orchestral, solo, or chamber instrument. In excellent condition inside and out, with…
-- SPRING PRICE DROP! -- A gorgeous bass made in 2014 by Seth Kimmel of Eugene, Oregon. Seth is known for his creative designs, paired with exceptional craftsmanship, to make some incredible sounding basses. Cornerless 3/4 flatback, with oil varnish, spruce top, quilted maple back/ribs/scroll - all salvaged woods from the Pacific Northwest! This is…
