1941 Gibson Upright

[Dave W]

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/upright-bass-1941-blonde/6459290758.html

Grog, you need this.

[ilan]

"It is NOT 100% original as the tuners, fingerboard and tail piece have been updated."

In violin family instruments this means nothing. It's not a guitar. Every Strad, for example, has had its fingerboard and tailpiece replaced several times. Only the body, and to some degree the neck, are important. A violin maker can re-neck a Strad and it would still be a Strad.

[Highlander]

I'd be tempted if the readies were there... not an everyday item...

[Pilgrim]

That looks like a very fine deal to me.  Decent uprights aren't cheap.

[patman]

agreed

[Grog]

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/upright-bass-1941-blonde/6459290758.html

Grog, you need this.

I eyeballed it a couple times. It's too big & the few times I tried playing one should be more than enough of a deterrent. That being said, why would Gibson buy Epiphone in the middle fifties to get the tooling for it's upright double basses if they were already making them?

[Dave W]

I eyeballed it a couple times. It's too big & the few times I tried playing one should be more than enough of a deterrent. That being said, why would Gibson buy Epiphone in the middle fifties to get the tooling for it's upright double basses if they were already making them?

Good question. I suspect the real reason CMI bought Epi was because they got lots of parts and a name with a long history for peanuts. Something like $20K, IIRC.