PaulKing Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Mine all mine... just to get it working now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 I nearly bid on that. Rebuild thread please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wylie Posted October 7, 2015 Share Posted October 7, 2015 Yes, it is. Touches of Kandinsky in the pickguard/control panel-thing and Klimt in the headstock. Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Right, vested interest then! I've been keeping tracks on the seller for a while, he had a couple of these 2 years ago... pounced when I saw it. Beautifully packed and delivered to door in 9 days. Instant jobs ... Filed nut grooves down, removed carpet squares (😳) from under pickups, adjusted action down from like an inch, replaced old roundwounds with lovely Labella flats. Plays really nice, action still high, and buzzes on the 16th on top string... all in good time. Wiring and pickup engineering is fabulously clunky ... and fallen apart. Nothing attached to anything else, pickups are welded to side of scratch plate. Start again. Doubt the existing pup works, but will try to save it. Planning to put hofner staple tops on instead. And rewire. Front switch a 7 position toggle switch ... blender between pups? Anyway I love it. Cosmonaut bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 1961 Jolana Basora, soviet era Czechoslovakia, since you're asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 You'll struggle to blend the pups until you source another pup to blend! Love it. I'm a Hofner man (with occasional excursions into Framus and Klira) but those Jolana basses do look the bizniz. I'll be interested to hear if it can be made to sound as good as it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 That is seriously awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1444289973' post='2881828'] I'll be interested to hear if it can be made to sound as good as it looks. [/quote] Me too! Loud acoustic, warm tone. Old pup looks seriously ropey, sealed up... but the speed bump pup on my old Kay was dodgy and it sounds amazing now. Klira? That's a new one on me. There's something Framus-y about this one. Steelwork... Maybe time for a proud family portrait later ... Jolana, Kay, Hofner President, Harmony H22, Kay 162... 162 seems outta place now, reissue .. No longer getting the love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 2 pups yes ... Ones long lost. No mountings either ... So will have to drill into top... The headstock really is full on gold glitter. Sex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cybertect Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Me likey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 [quote name='PaulKing' timestamp='1444293678' post='2881876'] Klira? That's a new one on me. [/quote] [URL=http://s1128.photobucket.com/user/h4ppyjack/media/Basses%20SOLD/Klira%20Semi%20Defretted%201960s%20SOLD/6hoq46.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m496/h4ppyjack/Basses%20SOLD/Klira%20Semi%20Defretted%201960s%20SOLD/6hoq46.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) Sorted out buzzing here and there, action set nice, playing beautifully. Robert (seller) even sent me original wiring diagrams... Cheers. I need to straighten up the bolt on neck. Gone a bit skew. YouTube below... Edited October 9, 2015 by PaulKing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 9, 2015 Author Share Posted October 9, 2015 http://youtu.be/jaM3Z1_rf3g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 Family [attachment=202625:5basses.JPG] [attachment=202626:3 uprights.jpg] Jolana update ... frets dressed. Wonky neck ... how to remove neck held by single 4mm square bolt, recessed into heel...? Moment of revelation ... old wind up clock! Winding key fits bolt perfectly! So, neck off, slight shim to one side inside joint, neck back on. Not quite ... off... on .. off ... on etc. Finally, dead straight, good angle, lovely action. Sounding sweeter all the time. Looking forward to rewire and 1 or 2 new staple tops.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dincz Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Not sure if this will be useful, but there's a pickup maker in Slovakia who's been around since communist times and just might have some bits lying around. His English is sub-Shakespeare but he manages. http://www.electrosonic.szm.com/ Contact info in small print near the top of the page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulKing Posted October 13, 2015 Author Share Posted October 13, 2015 dincz ... that is awesome. Thanks. He'll know this bass for sure, loads in Slovakia. I like Slovakia, worked there for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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