never been drawn to violin basses before but if I could afford this I would
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/281543912448?_trksid=p2060778.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Yep. Either Hofner or Vox made a few like that too. Agree with you; the solid (smaller) ones never appealed to me either.
... and Violinski would be Polish; Violinsky is the Russion way. Close enuf for most, I suppose.
It's made in Bulgaria.
Ronn (leftybass) and Ilan both have a different model Orfeus. See http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=6462.0
$500 is crazy money for an Orfeus violin bass IMHO. I wouldn't pay over $250.
Those psychadelic semi-hollow Orfi look pretty cool. Thanks for linkin up that old thread Dave.
That reminds me, day before yesterday I was playing a Vox violin bass very much like my first bass, late 60s made in Italy by Eko. Not sure whether it was earlier or later. It had a wider neck than mine and a thinner finish. It was really in nice shape. Didn't plug it in, if I had I would have been disappointed. But if I were awash in cash I'd buy it for sentimental reasons.
I loved those Eko violin basses when I was a kid. They were a POS, but I didn't know any better then. They looked cool ;D.
Rick
The Eko basses had that violin scroll headstock. You don't see many around anymore, I suspect a lot of the headstocks broke completely off. The Vox had the big 4-in-line paddle headstock.
I thought the passive models were okay. The ones with the built in G tuner and effects had dodgy electronics.
As I've said before, my old Vox had tone like hitting a wet cardboard box. But it was my first bass and I'm a bit sentimental about it.
Concerning first basses, and violin shape, I bought my first one in September -64. It was a Hofner. I paid like $80.00 for it. Bought it at Gustav Wennbergs music store in........Jokkmokk! Yeah, you look that up on a map. Here's something to look at, before getting to bed! http://www.jokkmokk.com/webcam/realtid-parken/
My first bass was also a Höfner violin. I was 13 years old, the year was 1975 and the bass was a '67 I think - bar magnet pickups, cream switches and short tailpiece. My dad got it for me. I hated it and wanted a Fender P, but could not afford one at the time.
Quote from: Stjofön Big on January 27, 2015, 01:53:51 PM
Concerning first basses, and violin shape, I bought my first one in September -64. It was a Hofner. I paid like $80.00 for it. Bought it at Gustav Wennbergs music store in........Jokkmokk! Yeah, you look that up on a map. Here's something to look at, before getting to bed! http://www.jokkmokk.com/webcam/realtid-parken/
More snow in Jokkmokk than in Minneapolis but at least we have some sunlight.
Wait till summer comes along, then there'll be plenty of sun all night long in Lapland!
Don't know whether Pete Quaife played a Gibson on this tune, but we all know he did, at times. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOiUa7n2_w8
Elle-Kari still lives in Jokkmokk.
(http://www.gotravel.co.il/userfiles2/image/Finland/elle%20kari_250.jpg)
How come you know about Elle-Kari, Ilan?
You can find her on the following page. http://kvikkjokk.nu/Etikett/jokkmokks/
She seems to be living in Kvikkjokk, a very beautiful place in the mountains of Lapland, about 120 kilometers northwest of Jokkmokk. My wife and I went there in the summer of -76, a couple of days after our marriage.
Those books were translated to Hebrew back in the day so I remember them from 50 years ago. Also, Anna Riwkin was buried near Tel Aviv, where I live.
A friend of mine has made a documentary last year (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4043916/ (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4043916/))where she actually tracked down and met some of those kids - Noriko-San from Japan, Elle-Kari, Dirk from the Netherlands (his real name is Jack), and reunited Eva and Noriko-San in Japan.
(http://c2.bibtopia.com/h/761/484/551484761.0.m.jpg)
Here is the Elle Kari book in Hebrew:
(http://www.leobaeck.org.il/manager/FilesSrc/Galleries/ImgManager/ohel_avraham/_02B924CB_9990_467F_88D9_5C71C9E4F07F_.jpg)
The world - and the Outpost! - is a neverending well of surprises... That girl, Elle-Kari, lived only about 40 kilometers from where I lived in the late 40's - early 50's (to keep us on track: we all remember when the first Fender basses saw the light of day, about the same time, yessss), and the coming 60's I was in the area again for a couple of years. But I never knew Elle-Kari... Hey, that's a title for something, don't know what: I never knew Elle-Kari!
And just for fun, I'll throw a picture in. A picture of that place in Lapland, where I lived when Elle-Kari was front page news. The place called Harsprånget, the Hare Jump. You understand why when looking at the river. And still I had ten years to go until I got my violin Hofner. Looooong years! http://www.tekniskamuseet.se/elkraft/vattenkraftverken/statliga/harspranget/DIG3330.htm
Wow, that's white water!
But let's walk the bass, back to the original bass violin shape. Like here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vYcQaWdhm4
Quote from: Stjofön Big on January 30, 2015, 12:25:04 PM
But let's walk the bass, back to the original bass violin shape. Like here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vYcQaWdhm4
That drummer's nose is pure Roman...his face speaks to me of Italy.
And here I thought I was the only one who remembers Renato Carosone.