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Well, I wasn't expecting that when I woke up this morning! This popped up in my ebay searches, dropped the seller an email and he turned out to love just round the corner. Went round to have a look this evening, negotiated a great price and now its sitting upstairs in my office :) :) :) I'd been thinking about an upgrade from my cheaper Antoni starter bass and this seems like it will be just the job. Its a Strunal bass from Thomann, 5-6 years old according to the seller and in fantastic condition.

The seller told me it had a new bridge and strings fitted last year, from what little I know of these matters I think the bridge could do with some work, it seems a little thick where the strings make contact. Any advice on that would be gratefully received. If you know of any luthiers close to Nottingham please let me know.

Also, any idea what sort of strings are on it, the seller didn't know?

Here's some pics:

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Nice looking beastie. The bridge is cut very oddly and should have a rounded sweep where the strings cross. For a good luthier check this thread http://basschat.co.uk/topic/204959-db-luthiers-thread/

Fraid I don't recognise those strings. Maybe some kind of Innovation given the end multi-coloured silks? Someone round here will know (ubassman)?

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[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1393455375' post='2380656']
Nice looking beastie. The bridge is cut very oddly and should have a rounded sweep where the strings cross. For a good luthier check this thread [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/204959-db-luthiers-thread/"]http://basschat.co.u...uthiers-thread/[/url]
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Ooh! Ouch!

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That bridge looks very strange, most blank bridges I've fitted already came with a much thinner profile than that.

I wonder if the increased (unecessary) mass of the bridge might absorb more vibration than it should, particularly with the adjusters as well, attenuating a lot of the acoustic response that might otherwise be heard.

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Very nice. Bridge is a bit strange but an easy fix!

The strings look like Innovations with the different coloured ends. But I'm sure Honeys have a bright blue/turquoise wrap at the ball end? Unles it's my screen/your camera that makes the wraps look purple?

Enjoy it. I have an Antoni at the moment and would love to upgrade!

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When you find your luthier of choice, ask them to check the profile of the feet, where the bridge makes contact with the body, as well as thinning and rounding the top profile.The feet should be shaped to follow the contour of the front of the bass. It looks like someone got a new bridge and plonked it on the bass without any awareness of fitting it, so this may be another job. The strings look like Honeys to me too, - Daf is your man, and has his own subsection on Innovation strings.

Happy new bass day - it sounds like this one was destined to be yours!

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[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1393542134' post='2381842']
Do people really do that?

I did give one of my basses a jokey name, because it's German and it's a double bass I call it Uberbassenbassen, but it's not like I've decided "Oh it's definitely a Gloria"... :rolleyes:
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My double basses have names, but my electrics don't. Probably because double basses feel more like individuals and you hug them a lot more.

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LOL @ bass names! I started naming mine as a joke when I only had three - two guitars and one upright - but by the time the fourth had arrived I had reverted to "the fretless 5" or "the upright 5" etc. When they had names, they were all male :)
Back on topic - that bass is gorgeous and the bridge reminds me of that of a Baby Bass, but yeah, it looks weird in this case.

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[quote name='thisnameistaken' timestamp='1393542134' post='2381842']
Do people really do that?

I did give one of my basses a jokey name, because it's German and it's a double bass I call it Uberbassenbassen, but it's not like I've decided "Oh it's definitely a Gloria"... :rolleyes:
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It can get complicated.

Mine used to be Nigella, cos she was 40-ish, curvy and cooked. But then Nigelissima lost weight and I don't have an EUB to transfer the name to. THEN came the awful Saatchi stuff, and I couldn't go round feeling sorry for my bass, so now she's got no name.

However, if N starts comfort eating, I'll reinstate. :)

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[quote name='Clarky' timestamp='1393582035' post='2382124']
I find it slightly disturbing, Rev, that your 50's DB is called Jayne, that being my wife's name (with the unusual letter 'y' in the middle)!
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The origin of the name is actually quite disturbing..... my bass is a 50/60s blonde that has had a broken neck. Jayne Mansfield was also a 50/60s blonde and you can look the rest up for yourselves.....

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[quote name='geoffbassist' timestamp='1393521915' post='2381454']
Great looking bass. I would highly recommend Kai Dase who is in Nottingham: [url="http://kaidaseviolins.com"]http://kaidaseviolins.com[/url] Great, honest luthier who knows how to set up basses.

I love a NDBD! :-) Congrats!
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Thanks for the reccommendation. Just dropped the bass off with Kai today. It needs a new bridge, soundpost and nut so turning out to be not quite the bargain I had thought but I'm sure it's going to sound a lot better than it does now. Kai was very patient with my lack of knowledge and was happy to spend time talking me through all the issues and options before we agreed on a plan to get it all fixed up. Can't wait to pick it up, hopefully in time for my next gig next Friday!!

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