-- SOLD! Check back soon! -- Fully carved large 3/4, with spruce top, maple back/ribs, and maple neck. These basses feature excellent craftsmanship and a tasteful oil varnish. Come complete with a BVS set up, adjustable bridge, ebony fittings, New Harmony Music 1/2" carbon fiber endpin, and Rubner tuning machines. String length: 41.5"
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"
--SOLD!-- Fully-carved 3/4, made in Czechoslovakia ca.1920's. Spruce top with maple ribs, round-back, and scroll, with unique faux-flame. Bass is in good condition with a fresh BVS fingerboard dressing, bridge re-arching, and set-up. Consignment. String length: 41.75"
--SOLD!-- Carved 3/4 double bass, with carved spruce top, carved highly-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 – Ulsa German endpin – Choice of Helicore strings (other strings available at discounted prices) – BVS 2-year parts &…
--SOLD!-- Fully carved 5/8 German double bass. Open back scroll. Great bass for smaller player wanting a dark, rich tone and easy to play set-up. Consignment. String length: 40"
--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.
--SOLD!-- Fully-carved German 3/4, ca. 1920's. Spruce top, maple flatback/ribs, beech neck/scroll. BVS top-off restoration in 2018, including edge doubling, top and rib cleats, new back bracing, new fingerboard, and new adjustable bridge. Ready for a new owner! String length: 41 5/8"
--SOLD!-- A rare opportunity to own a unique Bob Swanson double bass. Seemingly, there are no two that are alike and were built by Swanson in Pittsburgh, PA. This bass was played for many years in several professional orchestras around the country, and has a huge sound! Constructed in a quasi-laminate style, with a factory…
--SOLD! Check back soon!-- New to the Southeast, we now offer the Lemur Music "Catalina" bass! Fully carved 7/8 size, with spruce top and maple back, sides, and ribs. BVS set-up with adjustable bridge, ebony fittings, Onyx endpin, and antiqued Rubner tuning machines. Huge sound with a very manageable string length! String length: 41.25"
--SOLD!!-- French workshop bass, ca. 1890. Traditional pear/gamba shape, 3/4 size, with spruce top, fruit-wood ribs, sycamore back and neck, and classic French machines. Center strip on the back added at a later date. Would be a great orchestral or jazz bass! Motivated seller! Consignment. String length: 41 7/8
-SOLD!- Fully carved bass from the fourth generation German workshop of Roland Wilfer. Easy response and play-ability, superior tone quality and balanced sound color are the trademarks of the Wilfer basses – the #10 is no exception. Crafted with well seasoned European tone woods – spruce top, maple back & ribs, hand-applied varnish, Ulsa brass…
Calin Wultur Elite Gamba #5 double bass, 2020. Carved spruce top, poplar ribs and poplar roundback, sloping shoulders. Includes upgrade antiqued Rubner tuners, Otto ebony adjusters, and a New Harmony Music carbon fiber endpin. Offers a very warm and seasoned sound, coupled with exemplary craftsmanship - an excellent value for well under $10k! String length:…
- SOLD! - Carved Czech Double Bass, fully restored by BVS, including new Ebony fingerboard. Circa 100 years old, with original hat peg tuners. Low shouldered, good for playing high positions. Big sound. String length 42 1/4″
--SOLD!-- G.A. Pfretszchner 7/8 size, ca. 1930's. Fully-carved, spruce top, maple round back and ribs. Recently overhauled at BVS with a new false nut, fingerboard dressing, edge work, and new BVS adjustable bridge. This bass is currently set up for jazz and will hold its own in any big brass section! What a cannon! Consignment.…
