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SOLD: German 4/4 Flatback Double Bass
£400


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[b][i][color=#ff0000]SOLD [/color][/i] [/b]German flatback 4/4 double bass. I am selling this bass on behalf of a school. I believe it was donated to the school by the Royal Military Band. It appears to have had little use by the school, probably as they had no pupils big enough to play it. As a result it is in surprisingly good condition for a school instrument. It has a laminated back but I think that the front is carved.
At some point, the neck has been damaged but it looks to have had a robust repair (please see photos). I don't know how old the strings are or have any information about when it last had the set-up checked.
We are in the Ipswich area of Suffolk.

[b]Front view[/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130134_zps7084893f.jpg.html"][/url]

[b]Back view[/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130322_zpsafede5a3.jpg.html"][/url]

[b]Back view showing decorative purfling[/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130255_zps433ce211.jpg.html"][/url]

[b]Side view in the rack[/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130351_zps23e0a893.jpg.html"][/url]

[b]Showing neck root repair[/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130405_zps2c4df26a.jpg.html"][/url]

[b]Neck repair[/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130226_zps7256d0a6.jpg.html"][/url]

[b]Neck repair showing plugs [/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130237_zpsc3ad9d48.jpg.html"][/url]

[b]Scroll[/b]
[url="http://s64.photobucket.com/user/pukkapete/media/2014-01-23130309_zps45382d40.jpg.html"][/url]

Edited by M E Strings
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Sorry Spencer - only just spotted your post. Some measurements below:

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Stop length - 106 cm[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Back length 1093mm[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]rib depth - 193 mm[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Fingerboard height above top at the end of the board 95mm[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]String height above end of fingerboard 'E' 10mm - 'G' 6mm[/font][/color]

[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I noticed that the top is unglued at the 'E' string lower corner. [/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Closer inspection shows the top is laminated.[/font][/color]
[color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]It will need new strings.[/font][/color]

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