Violinski

[wellREDman]

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

[Granny Gremlin]

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.

[Dave W]

It's made in Bulgaria.

Ronn (leftybass) and Ilan both have a different model Orfeus.  See http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=6462.0

[ilan]

$500 is crazy money for an Orfeus violin bass IMHO. I wouldn't pay over $250.

[Granny Gremlin]

Those psychadelic semi-hollow Orfi look pretty cool.  Thanks for linkin up that old thread Dave.

[Dave W]

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.

[rahock]

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 .
Rick

[Dave W]

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.

[Stjofön Big]

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/

[ilan]

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.

[Dave W]

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.

[Stjofön Big]

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.

[ilan]

Elle-Kari still lives in Jokkmokk.

[Stjofön Big]

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.

[ilan]

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/)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.



Here is the Elle Kari book in Hebrew: