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 Post subject: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 14th, 2018, 9:42 pm 
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I think Jeroen once posted a bass from this site and every now and then I go there to check out the different basses they have across the pond! :)
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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 15th, 2018, 1:30 am 
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That is a Beautiful Bass! Like the open ports next to the neck.... Jeroen, what does the description say, and what's the cost on this? - thanks!

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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 15th, 2018, 11:32 am 
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The description says this concept was developer by Peter Gottschall, and that the funnel body results in better tone and projection, and a lot more volume. The seller thinks this was the only lefty bass ever built by Gottschall. Not much is said about the price, just that it is a high end custom instrument and therefore not cheap. There is no asking price.

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Interesting design/idea. I like.

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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 15th, 2018, 11:53 am 
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Jeroen wrote:
The description says this concept was developer by Peter Gottschall, and that the funnel body results in better tone and projection, and a lot more volume. The seller thinks this was the only lefty bass ever built by Gottschall. Not much is said about the price, just that it is a high end custom instrument and therefore not cheap. There is no asking price.

Heh. If you have to ask...


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PostPosted: March 15th, 2018, 4:51 pm 
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Jeroen wrote:
The description says this concept was developer by Peter Gottschall, and that the funnel body results in better tone and projection, and a lot more volume. The seller thinks this was the only lefty bass ever built by Gottschall. Not much is said about the price, just that it is a high end custom instrument and therefore not cheap. There is no asking price.


Thanks Jereon, appreciated...

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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 16th, 2018, 4:16 am 
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It's on Arni's now as well:

http://leftybass.com/secondhand_offer_62.htm


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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 16th, 2018, 5:07 am 
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If the sound projects thrugh the openings then it will come out from the side of the player and will be hard to hear for the audience who will be in front of the player.

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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 16th, 2018, 6:18 am 
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It's an acoustic bass--the audience isn't going to hear anything from the guitar anyway :-)

Also, I'm not sure how much sound comes from the sound holes versus the vibrating top. I have a boulder creek with the sound hole on the side, and it's hard for me to tell what I'm hearing through the hole vs from the top.


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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 16th, 2018, 7:28 am 
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On an acoustic most of the sound doesn't come from the sound hole, the primary function for this hole is to let air in and out of the body so the top can resonate.

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 Post subject: Re: Gottschall Funnel Body acoustic
PostPosted: March 16th, 2018, 5:00 pm 
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Gottschall custom build acoustic Bass guitar.

It is an instrument build by Peter Gottschall of Germany, who used a patented way (called Funnel body) of getting more projection from the guitar, a louder and better sound, when playing without amplification. Peter passed away in 2014.

Peter Gottschall (1949 - 2014) of Uttenweiler, Germany introduced the funnel bodied acoustic guitar in 1994. The funnel bodied guitar was created to improve the bass sound of both a small steel string guitar and of an acoustic bass. The sound holes are placed on both sides of the neck heel. This means that the soundboard has no sound hole. Without the sound hole lighter top bracing can be used, which improves the sustain and volume.

His invention is currently used to build guitars in Germany (https://www.berrick-guitars.com/).

As far as I know my Bass is the only left-handed bass ever build by Peter.
It is in excellent condition.
Only on the back there are a couple of superficial scratches in the lacquer.
It comes in a custom-build Calton case, made in the UK.
Is is going to be sold because I don't play anymore.

Looking for 2.500 euro (new 5.000 euro).

Contact:vooks@kpnmail.nl


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