NOS Klira bass body

drbassman · December 31, 2015, 06:12:49 PM

Ben Bruton or Bernie Lehman, both do acoustic building and repair.

godofthunder · January 01, 2016, 08:55:54 AM

Had a bad experience with Bernie, totally messed up my Hofners neck reset.

drbassman · January 01, 2016, 01:21:35 PM

Quote from: godofthunder on January 01, 2016, 08:55:54 AM
Had a bad experience with Bernie, totally messed up my Hofners neck reset.

Ouch, I'm surprised. It happens.

Highlander · January 01, 2016, 01:27:23 PM

Quote from: godofthunder on December 31, 2015, 01:10:26 PM
... I may just gather parts and have others finish it up...

My Idol has feet of clay...

drbassman · January 02, 2016, 10:21:32 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on January 01, 2016, 08:55:54 AM
Had a bad experience with Bernie, totally messed up my Hofners neck reset.

I do remember you telling me about it before. Messed up the finish as I recall. I do remember him telling me once he hates finishing. Maybe he should farm it out!

Dave W · January 02, 2016, 10:37:07 AM

Quote from: drbassman on January 02, 2016, 10:21:32 AM
I do remember you telling me about it before. Messed up the finish as I recall. I do remember him telling me once he hates finishing. Maybe he should farm it out!

Scott posted about it here. IIRC it was a bad neck reset job.

godofthunder · January 06, 2016, 01:12:51 PM

Think I found a donor on ebay!

godofthunder · January 07, 2016, 07:10:05 AM

Crap all ready way to much!

drbassman · January 07, 2016, 07:42:38 AM

Isn't that the way it goes? Remember when you couldn't give away a 60's NR?

godofthunder · January 07, 2016, 10:21:01 AM

Two of my really nice ones I only paid $200 and $250 for not that long ago. This thing is already up to $205

BTL · January 09, 2016, 03:24:10 PM

Here's a new listing currently at $20:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960s-Klira-Beatle-Bass-Guitar-Made-In-Germany-/331749861810?hash=item4d3dd529b2:g:u80AAOSwoydWkEGc

godofthunder · January 09, 2016, 04:58:37 PM

Thanks I'll watch that, almost to nice to gut for a neck.

mc2NY · January 22, 2016, 10:26:05 AM

Quote from: godofthunder on December 26, 2015, 11:10:22 AM
What a pleasant surprise! Jon Maye sent this NOS Klira bass body to me out of the blue. The story goes that in the 90s Hamer used it as a pattern or their short run of violin basses. Jon also emailed me a picture of the body and a completed Hamer bass together, I'll post that as soon as I can. I am leaning towards building the bass.................Anyone got a Klira neck or a basket case donor lying around? I may have to resort to non Klira parts. If anyone has something they think would help with the project let me know.

Scott.......

Gee, from the photos, maybe I should have sent you my old H.O. slot cars instead of the Klira 😀

If you still have the box I sent it in, peel off the shipping label and you will see where I got it from....the address is very close to the CT Hamer factory where it had sat for years.

While Hamer chose to make their run of Violin Basses as solid body versions, they copped the exact outside dimensions from that Klira, as you could see in the pics I sent.

I just figured the Klira had a better home with you. I would have been too tempted to assemble it into something sacreligious to Klira fans.

Plus, being a fellow bass player with Rochester roots, you are on my "good guy" list.

Funny too. Shortly after sending you the Klira, my old bandmate-in-crime from my early Rochester Prog Rock days tracked me down through Facebook and asked we get together this year to tecord again. In recent years, he's been crazy enough to actually have gone to the Mideast to play and film on the war-torn streets for "art's sake."

So, that got me wondering and I also looked up a drummer we had worked with back then, who left to study jazz at Berkley Music College. I laughed out loud when I found his Facebook page...and his banner shot is of him PLAYING MY CONGA DRUM HE STOLE WHEN HE LEFT FOR BERKLEY !!!!

Too funny. The Internet loves to throw you something from left field when you least expect it.