Pre-owned, Shen SB200 Willow made in 2016. Fully carved 3/4, spruce top, willow ribs and back, maple neck and scroll. Originally sold and set up at BVS, with a fresh 2019 check-up!
Pre-owned, Shen SB200 Willow made in 2014. Fully carved 3/4, spruce top, willow ribs and back, maple neck and scroll. Originally sold and set up at BVS, with a fresh 2019 check-up! String length: 41.25"
Fully carved 1/2 size bass! Labeled "Joseph Weiss" model 200, made in 2004. Carved spruce top, with maple back and ribs. There are a few cosmetic blemishes, but structurally it is solid and has a huge sound! Don't miss out on this advanced smaller bass. Includes Bobelock cover. Consignment. String length: 37.75"
Unique guitar-pattern Viola da Gamba from the Kelischek Workshop, Brasstown, NC 1979. Fully carved with straight grain spruce top, flamed maple back, ribs, neck, and scroll. Gorgeous instrument in excellent condition, with 2018 set-up and strings. Includes heavy duty soft case and pernambuco bow. Consignment. String length: 25"
A wonderful little bass viola da gamba made by Paul Bisch, France, ca. 1930s. Straight grain spruce top, flamed maple back, ribs, neck, and scroll with intricate head carving. Includes hard case, and two snakewood bows. Consignment. String length: 27"
Fully carved 3/4 bass, made in the Pfretzschner workshop ca. 1935, branded "GA Pfretzschner, Markneukirchen". Spruce top with figured maple round back and ribs. Sycamore neck and scroll, with brass/ebony hatpeg tuning machines. Includes Gage Realist Copperhead pickup. Consignment. String length: 41.5"
Calin Wultur Panormo Elite #5, from the Wultur workshop in Reghin, Romania. Roundback 3/4, with spruce top, poplar sides and back, and oil varnish. BVS set-up with adjustable bridge and upgrade German 10mm endpin. These are high-quality carved basses at very affordable price points! SL: 41 3/8"
Fully-carved 5/8 size flatback, of Tyrolean origin ca. 1880s. BVS completed a total top-off restoration in 2018, including new back bracing, new bass bar, new neck block, neck reset, new fingerboard, new adjustable bridge, and more! If you're looking for a professional quality bass of smaller stature, look no further! Big sound in a small…
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- A rare opportunity to own an early bass by Bill Lakeburg and Peter Baer! Made in Cincinnati, 2000, this is a 7/8 size flatback, with spruce top, maple back, ribs, and scroll. Includes Sloane tuning machines, a custom CBC C-extension, CBC wheel, and custom Messina cover. A powerhouse of a…
Cedar Street Testore, full-carved 3/4 with spruce top, flamed maple roundback, sides, and neck. Beautiful hand-applied oil varnish, with tasteful antiquing. BVS set-up, including fingerboard dressing, upgrade German 10mm endpin, antiqued Rubner tuning machines, and BVS adjustable bridge. Big sound in a small package!
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.
Small 3/4, made by Rumano Solano in Severna Park, MD 2006. Fully carved with fine-grained spruce top, flamed maple ribs, back, and scroll. Set-up work completed by BVS in 2018, including fingerboard dressing, new adjustable bridge, and light cosmetic touch-up. Bass comes with Sloane tuning machines and Mooradian cover. Excellent value for an American made…
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- Fully carved 7/8 size bass, labeled "Johann Gottleb Pfretzschner, 1778", made ca. 1890s in Germany. Fine, straight grain spruce top, with lightly figured maple ribs, back, and neck. Fresh set-up work completed by BVS in 2018, including fingerboard dressing, new adjustable bridge, and soundpost adj. A beautiful bass that was…
--SOLD!-- Fully carved 3/4, made in Markneukirchen, Germany ca. 1934. Fine spruce top and maple back, ribs, neck/scroll. Would make an excellent orchestral or jazz instrument with big, warm sound! Consignment.
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- Lemur Music Liberty Belle, 3/4 hybrid, FlyAway package. Lemur Music's FlyAway removable neck system allows for this bass to be disassembled, stored in the airline-checkable flight case (included), and transported easily throughout your air travels. The adjustable neck also allows for precise adjustments in string height via the pivoting neck…
YEAR END PRICE DROP! Thomas Martin, 4/4. Fully carved, with highly flamed Bosnian maple ribs and back and Carpathian mountain spruce top. Martin set-up, with brass Baker style tuning machines. Made in Banbury, England. Huge seasoned sound! String length: 41.75
--SOLD!-- 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 gigging professional in a jazz or orchestral setting! Lemur cover included. String length: 40.75
19th century German 3/4 flatback, with spruce top and maple back, ribs, neck/scroll. New Stenholm extension added by BVS at owner's request in 2014. This bass was previously owned by a member of the National Symphony Orchestra. Consignment. String length: 41.5"
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- Modern Carcassi 7/8 size bass. This is a very unique and well-built modern copy on the classic Carcassi bass pattern. Beautiful slab cut spruce top, with maple ribs, flatback, and scroll. Recent upgrades include Sloane tuning machines, and a new bridge, fingerboard, and extension from the Cincinnati Bass Cellar. This…
Major price drop!! Tyrolean origin, 7/8 gamba. Fully carved spruce top, flamed maple back & sides, maple scroll. This consignment bass could use some updating in terms of set-up, but is an excellent investment opportunity for someone that's looking for a major league orchestral instrument, with a massive organ-like low end and lots of punch! …
A beautiful and well-kept example from the Gemunder & Sons shop, NYC. Small 3/4, fully-carved flatback model that is very accessible for a smaller player. Recent top-off restoration at BVS, including back bracing, bottom block, top cracks, BVS bridge, and fingerboard dressing. Consignment. String Length: 40.75"
Laminated 3/4 double bass, with laminate maple top, back & ribs, durable lacquer finish, 10mm steel endpin, ebony fingerboard, and hardwood tailpiece. Includes soft cover. BVS UPGRADES - BVS set-up - Otto bridge adjusters - Choice of Helicore strings (other strings available at discounted prices) - BVS 2-year parts & labor warranty included String length:…
Laminated 3/4 double bass, with laminate maple top, back & ribs, hand-applied oil finish, 10mm steel endpin, ebony fingerboard, and hardwood tailpiece. Includes soft cover. BVS UPGRADES - BVS set-up - Otto bridge adjusters - Choice of Helicore strings (other strings available at discounted prices) - BVS 2-year parts & labor warranty included String length:…
Laminated 3/4 double bass, with laminate spruce top, laminate maple back & ribs, durable lacquer finish, ebony fingerboard, and hardwood tailpiece. 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 warranty included…
Laminated 3/4 double bass, with laminate spruce top, laminate maple back & ribs, hand-applied oil finish, inlaid purfling, Shen French style tuning machines, ebony fingerboard, and hardwood tailpiece. BVS UPGRADES - BVS set-up - Despiau bridge with Otto adjusters - Ulsa German endpin - Choice of Helicore strings (other strings available at discounted prices) -…
Pre-owned Sam Shen SB150. Hybrid 3/4, with spruce top, laminate maple ribs and back, and lacquer finish. BVS set-up, with adjustable bridge, 10mm steel endpin, and Helicore Orchestral strings. Includes soft canvas cover. Consignment. String length: 41.25"
Hybrid 3/4 double bass, with carved spruce top, laminate maple back & ribs, durable lacquer finish, ebony fingerboard, and hardwood tailpiece. 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 warranty included…
Hybrid 3/4 double bass, with carved spruce top, laminate maple back & ribs, hand-applied oil finish, ebony fingerboard, and hardwood tailpiece. 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 warranty included…
Pre-owned Shen SB190 Rogeri hybrid. Fully-carved spruce top, carved willow ribs, and laminate willow flatback. Originally sold, set-up, and maintenanced at BVS. In like-new condition!
A wonderful little bass viola da gamba made by Paul Bisch, France, ca. 1930s. Straight grain spruce top, flamed maple back, ribs, neck, and scroll with intricate head carving. Includes hard case, and two snakewood bows. Consignment. String length: 27"
Unique guitar-pattern Viola da Gamba from the Kelischek Workshop, Brasstown, NC 1979. Fully carved with straight grain spruce top, flamed maple back, ribs, neck, and scroll. Gorgeous instrument in excellent condition, with 2018 set-up and strings. Includes heavy duty soft case and pernambuco bow. Consignment. String length: 25"
Fully carved 1/2 size bass! Labeled "Joseph Weiss" model 200, made in 2004. Carved spruce top, with maple back and ribs. There are a few cosmetic blemishes, but structurally it is solid and has a huge sound! Don't miss out on this advanced smaller bass. Includes Bobelock cover. Consignment. String length: 37.75"
Pre-owned, Shen SB200 Willow made in 2014. Fully carved 3/4, spruce top, willow ribs and back, maple neck and scroll. Originally sold and set up at BVS, with a fresh 2019 check-up! String length: 41.25"
Pre-owned, Shen SB200 Willow made in 2016. Fully carved 3/4, spruce top, willow ribs and back, maple neck and scroll. Originally sold and set up at BVS, with a fresh 2019 check-up!
Hybrid 3/4 double bass, with carved spruce top, carved willow ribs, and laminate maple flat-back, hand-applied oil finish, ebony fingerboard, and ebony tailpiece. 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…
Cedar Street Testore, full-carved 3/4 with spruce top, flamed maple roundback, sides, and neck. Beautiful hand-applied oil varnish, with tasteful antiquing. BVS set-up, including fingerboard dressing, upgrade German 10mm endpin, antiqued Rubner tuning machines, and BVS adjustable bridge. Big sound in a small package!
Pre-owned, fully-carved 7/8 double bass with close grained spruce top, highly figured maple sides and back. BVS set-up, with Ulsa endpin, German bridge with ebony adjusters. String length 42 1/2 inches.
This vintage Gibson B-135 bass was built in Kalamazoo, MI ca. 1940. It is in excellent condition and retains the original blonde finish over figured maple laminate. It also retains the original rosewood fingerboard, rosewood tailpiece, and rosewood endpin, as well as the original individual Kluson tuning machines and the original canvas cover!! Don't miss…
Fully carved 3/4 bass, made in the Pfretzschner workshop ca. 1935, branded "GA Pfretzschner, Markneukirchen". Spruce top with figured maple round back and ribs. Sycamore neck and scroll, with brass/ebony hatpeg tuning machines. Includes Gage Realist Copperhead pickup. Consignment. String length: 41.5"
A rare opportunity to own a piece of American history. Gene Ivey was an Alabama folk instrument icon, and made more than 270 musical instruments including fiddles currently on exhibition at the Smithsonian Institute. This violone was made in 2001, and features a spruce top, with maple back, ribs, neck, and custom carved animal scroll.…
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- Lemur Music Liberty Belle, 3/4 hybrid, FlyAway package. Lemur Music's FlyAway removable neck system allows for this bass to be disassembled, stored in the airline-checkable flight case (included), and transported easily throughout your air travels. The adjustable neck also allows for precise adjustments in string height via the pivoting neck…
Calin Wultur Panormo Elite #5, from the Wultur workshop in Reghin, Romania. Roundback 3/4, with spruce top, poplar sides and back, and oil varnish. BVS set-up with adjustable bridge and upgrade German 10mm endpin. These are high-quality carved basses at very affordable price points! SL: 41 3/8"
Major price drop!! Tyrolean origin, 7/8 gamba. Fully carved spruce top, flamed maple back & sides, maple scroll. This consignment bass could use some updating in terms of set-up, but is an excellent investment opportunity for someone that's looking for a major league orchestral instrument, with a massive organ-like low end and lots of punch! …
Small 3/4, made by Rumano Solano in Severna Park, MD 2006. Fully carved with fine-grained spruce top, flamed maple ribs, back, and scroll. Set-up work completed by BVS in 2018, including fingerboard dressing, new adjustable bridge, and light cosmetic touch-up. Bass comes with Sloane tuning machines and Mooradian cover. Excellent value for an American made…
Fully-carved 5/8 size flatback, of Tyrolean origin ca. 1880s. BVS completed a total top-off restoration in 2018, including new back bracing, new bass bar, new neck block, neck reset, new fingerboard, new adjustable bridge, and more! If you're looking for a professional quality bass of smaller stature, look no further! Big sound in a small…
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.
A beautiful and well-kept example from the Gemunder & Sons shop, NYC. Small 3/4, fully-carved flatback model that is very accessible for a smaller player. Recent top-off restoration at BVS, including back bracing, bottom block, top cracks, BVS bridge, and fingerboard dressing. Consignment. String Length: 40.75"
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- Fully carved 7/8 size bass, labeled "Johann Gottleb Pfretzschner, 1778", made ca. 1890s in Germany. Fine, straight grain spruce top, with lightly figured maple ribs, back, and neck. Fresh set-up work completed by BVS in 2018, including fingerboard dressing, new adjustable bridge, and soundpost adj. A beautiful bass that was…
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- Modern Carcassi 7/8 size bass. This is a very unique and well-built modern copy on the classic Carcassi bass pattern. Beautiful slab cut spruce top, with maple ribs, flatback, and scroll. Recent upgrades include Sloane tuning machines, and a new bridge, fingerboard, and extension from the Cincinnati Bass Cellar. This…
19th century German 3/4 flatback, with spruce top and maple back, ribs, neck/scroll. New Stenholm extension added by BVS at owner's request in 2014. This bass was previously owned by a member of the National Symphony Orchestra. Consignment. String length: 41.5"
YEAR END PRICE DROP! Thomas Martin, 4/4. Fully carved, with highly flamed Bosnian maple ribs and back and Carpathian mountain spruce top. Martin set-up, with brass Baker style tuning machines. Made in Banbury, England. Huge seasoned sound! String length: 41.75
-- 2019 PRICE DROP! -- A rare opportunity to own an early bass by Bill Lakeburg and Peter Baer! Made in Cincinnati, 2000, this is a 7/8 size flatback, with spruce top, maple back, ribs, and scroll. Includes Sloane tuning machines, a custom CBC C-extension, CBC wheel, and custom Messina cover. A powerhouse of a…
