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Seller, beware! From time to time you might receive suspicious inquiries about purchasing your bass. It's usually similar to the "Belgium music lessons" scam. The would-be purchaser sends you a check for more than the amount you are asking. He'll usually offer you something for your trouble, tell you to cash the check and then wire part or all of the overpayment back to him. The check is counterfeit, but by the time your bank notifies you of that fact, you've wired away your own money, which you may not be able to recover. The seller may also request that you take down your ad because you have sold the bass to him. If you receive a suspicious check in payment for an item for sale, have your bank guarantee its authenticity first, in writing if possible, and wait not only for the funds to be deposited to your account, but also for the check to actually clear your bank. When in doubt, cut off all communication with a suspicious buyer. Do not engage in conversation, email or otherwise. You can also notify your state's attorney general or the FBI of a possible email scam.
Also, beware of a scam artist offering to buy your instruments sight unseen. Typically, they will ask for your bank account information. Recent examples of this scam were in French.
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Seller: Anthony Alcock, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom
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Asking Price: $100,000.00
Size: Full
Date Made: 1899
Papers: No
String Length: 106
Maker / Nationality: William Howarth- Manchester UK
Performing Capacity: Orchestral
String Setup: Low C Extension
Shape: Violin Corners, Flat Back
Additional Description: Wonderful orchestra instrument with amazing provenance - Hallé, RPO, CBSO
CODE: 20260504
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Seller: Eric Stahl, Baltimore, MD
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Asking Price: $13,000.00 Negotiable
Size: 7/8
Date Made: 1925
Papers: No
String Length: 43.5
Maker / Nationality: German
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: 4-String
Shape: Gamba Corners, Carved Back
Additional Description: Possibly E.H. Roth maker, no label. Full & even 100-year tone,especially low range.
CODE: 20260328
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Seller: Paula Fleming, Dallas, TX
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Asking Price: $25,000.00 Negotiable
Size: Full
Date Made: 2003
Papers: Yes
Maker / Nationality: United kingdom
Performing Capacity: Orchestral
String Setup: 5-String
Shape: Gamba Corners
Additional Description: Great sounding, 5-String Tom Martin bass. Copy of a Ruggieri. Fabulous low B string! Played in Dallas Symphony for many years.
CODE: 20260210
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Seller: Peter Nobile, Gardiner, NY
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Asking Price: $175.00 Or Best Offer
Papers: No
Additional Description: Brand new/never used Kolstein German bass bow case for two bows ($175). Also, trying to find a home for educational materials all of which are in brand new to like new condition: Don Hermann's ARC with 6 CDs ($70); lot of 3 David Baker books ($20); Michael Moore Playing in Thumb Position ($20); Ron Velosky Sight Reading for Bass ($10); John Racina Jazz Etudes Rhythm Changes ($10) Keith Felch Chord/Scale Mastery Bass Clef ($20). Shipping will vary depending on item and location but will be as inexpensive as possible.
CODE: 20260124
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Seller: Scott McCullough, Noblesville, Indiana
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Asking Price: $32,900.00 Or Best Offer
Size: 7/8
Date Made: 2016
Papers: No
String Length: 41
Maker / Nationality: Nick LLoyd
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: 5-String
Shape: Gamba Corners, Flat Back
Additional Description: One owner
~41" string length
~two-piece engelman spruce top of medium grain
~two-piece quarter-cut well-flamed walnut flatback
~ribs of similar walnut
~flamed maple 5-string scroll/neck and ebony fingerboard ~travel neck
~deep red-brown oil varnish
~gamba outline
~baroque f-holes
~5 english key Sloane tuners, lightly antiqued
~tailpiece of wenge wood
~carbon fiber endpin
~walnut bumpers
CODE: 20251218
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Seller: Glenn Bering, Ann Arbor, MI
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Asking Price: $6,800.00 Firm
Size: 3/4
Papers: No
String Length: 40.75
Maker / Nationality: Chinese
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: 4-String
Shape: Violin Corners
Additional Description: Superb Chinese bass with properly graduated tight grain spruce top, solid flamed maple back and sides, ebony fingerboard, and newly upgraded tuners, end pin, rosewood tailpiece, and bridge with adjusters. Despite its pedigree, it plays as well as comparable European basses and needs nothing. Cushy case included. With a change of strings, this would be a great jazz bass. String length: 40.75 inches. Over stand is 1.5 inches. Ribs are 8 inches.
CODE: 20251127
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Seller: Deborah Schmidt, SAFETY HARBOR, FL
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Asking Price: $7,500.00 Or Best Offer
Size: 4/4
Date Made: ca. 1990
Papers: No
Maker / Nationality: Italy
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
Additional Description: Fully carved Pernambuco French bass bow stamped "G. Lucchi Cremona". Parisian eye silver lined frog with pearl inlay. Giovanni Lucchi was a Italian bowmaker who founded the first Italian bow making school in Cremona, Italy. Weight - 140.25 grams Available at Violin Shop Tampa 813-288-8215. Questions? 727-515-1640 Deborah Schmidt
CODE: 20251120
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Seller: Dennis James, New York, NY
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Asking Price: $68,000.00 Negotiable
Size: 7/8
Date Made: 1857
Papers: No
String Length: 41 inches
Maker / Nationality: Andreas Postacchini Fermo, Italy
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber
String Setup: 4-String
Shape: Violin Corners, Carved Back
Additional Description: Has a rich beautiful tone with ample projection
CODE: 20251020
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Seller: Deborah Schmidt, SAFETY HARBOR, FL
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Asking Price: $20,000.00 Negotiable
Size: 3/4
Date Made: 1920's
Papers: No
String Length: 42
Maker / Nationality: Czech
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: Low C Extension
Shape: Violin Corners, Carved Back
Additional Description: Professional bass with fully carved maple back, sides, spruce top. Stenholm machine extension, new custom carved bridge with adjusters. New strings, Lemur padded soft case. Excellent condition, very comfortable to play & has a wonderfully robust warm tone. Available at Violin Shop Tampa, 813-288-8215. Questions? 727-515-1640 Deborah Schmidt
CODE: 20250906
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Seller: Addison Lucchi, Olathe, KS
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Asking Price: $40,000.00 Negotiable
Size: 3/4
Date Made: 2011
Papers: Yes
String Length: 3/4
Maker / Nationality: KC Strings, Anton Krutz
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: 4-String
Shape: Violin Corners
Additional Description: Anton Krutz bass from KC strings, made in 2011, like new: https://www.kcstrings.com/products/anton-krutz-bass-cornered?variant=40054991192225
CODE: 20250829
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Seller: Michael Castagner
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Asking Price: $15,000.00
Size: 7/8
Date Made: ca 1875
Papers: Yes
Maker / Nationality: German (Tyrol)
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: 4-String
Shape: Gamba Corners, Flat Back
Additional Description: Beautiful double bass, 7/8 size made in Tyrol (Germany) circa 1875. It has a great woody sound that is ideal for jazz playing. Due to the angle of the fingerboard and the scroll, it cannot accept an extension. Top is medium grained spruce. The flat back is made from flamed maple wood of light curl. The varnish is of golden brown color. Well restored, authentic and excellent condition.
CODE: 30000101
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Seller: Robert Slack, Costa Mesa, CA
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Asking Price: $11,500.00
Size: 3/4
Date Made: 1910
Papers: No
String Length: 43
Maker / Nationality: German made 'Morelli
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: 4-String
Shape: Violin Corners
Additional Description: Nice Carved early 20th Century German Made Bass. Huge, Full Sound. No Major Condition issues. Presently set up for a Jazz Player. Nice Maple Back. Seller is on West Coast. Seller is open to reasonable offers.
CODE: 30000101
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Seller: Stephen Tramontozzi, San Francisco
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Asking Price: $68,000.00
Date Made: 1920
Papers: No
String Length: 41.5 inches, 108 cm
Maker / Nationality: Italian
Performing Capacity: Orchestral
String Setup: 4-String
Additional Description: Labeled Giovanni Leoni, Parma, 1920. Beautiful bass in excellent condition. Original neck. Ribs and back of highly figured Lombardian poplar. Huge sound. Quick and flexible response. First class instrument
CODE: 30000101
Seller: Robert Evans, Durango Colorado
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Asking Price: $4,000.00
Size: 3/4
Date Made: 1963
Papers: Yes
String Length: 41 Inches
Maker / Nationality: Kay, American
Performing Capacity: Solo, Orchestral, Chamber, Jazz
String Setup: 4-String
Additional Description: This Kay has received the benefit of extensive luthier work, which is reflected in its price. Work done by the Gage shop in NYC and Canyon Music Woodworks in southwest Colorado. The neck has been off (though never broken!) and reset twice, eliminating all of the dreck that is usually in Kay neck joints. The fingerboard is excellent ebony, properly dressed, and the bridge is a best quality Aubert. Pecanic tailpiece. I have never seen another Kay of this age in this condition. Used at home only for the past 15 years; possibly gigged in New Orleans a long time ago. Obligatos are on it now.
CODE: 30000101
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