Paul Tutmarc's Audiovox 736 Bass -- what scale?

[design]

Ok just found this photo at http://ifphc.org
The Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center website.

Credits are: 1936
Description:
DESCRIPTION: TUTMARC FAMILY WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. L-R: LORRAINE (PLAYING AUDIOVOX #736 ELECTRONICBASS), PAUL H., SR., JEANNE, AND PAUL H. BUD TUTMARC, JR.

[design]

Ok just found this photo at http://ifphc.org
The Flower Pentecostal Heritage Center website.

Credits are: 1936
Description:
DESCRIPTION: TUTMARC FAMILY WITH MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. L-R: LORRAINE (PLAYING AUDIOVOX #736 ELECTRONICBASS), PAUL H., SR., JEANNE, AND PAUL H. BUD TUTMARC, JR.

So does this mean the first electric bass player was Lorraine Tutmarc?! I must tell Carol Kaye!

[Dave W]

So does this mean the first electric bass player was Lorraine Tutmarc?! I must tell Carol Kaye!

Could be, but Bud (Paul Jr.) could be first, we know he was playing one in high school in the mid-30s because apparently there's at least one photo in his yearbook showing him playing it.

[Denis]

I was going to post the link to an eBay auction for one of these but I see it's already done.

Here's a rare change to merge threads on the Audiovox 736!