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plopswagon · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:43 pm Post subject: Mystery Bass

my son's good friend brought this over last night for me to set up.

It's allegedly a Hofner though I've never seen one like it.

It's really well made, feels like a good piece of hard wood, fretless.

Any clues? I'm intrigued.
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plopswagon · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:47 pm Post subject:

Ok of course right after I post this it comes up in google

it's a Hohner Bartell Black Widow.
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henkstroem · . Joined: 17 Nov 2015 Posts: 82

Would've guessed central european origin, japanese designed zanyness tends to have a more molten character. Good to know it's Hohner, also good the same people didnt design the harmonicas. Or maybe they used their traditional attitudes and rulers on that department only.

Bacchus · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 7:05 pm Post subject:

Looks like a Hohner to me.
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plopswagon · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:02 pm Post subject:

it was actually American designed and built for Hohner. Paul Barth was the maker and designer, he worked at National, Rickenbacker and Magnatone prior.

here's the best website about him I've found.
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henkstroem · . Joined: 17 Nov 2015 Posts: 82

A fantastic read that was!

kingkiller · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:35 pm Post subject:

Is the back of it padded??? Either way it looks really nice
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plopswagon · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 8:47 pm Post subject:

benecol · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:09 pm Post subject:

Oh baby, I'd love a Black Widow.

Nick · Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 10:37 pm Post subject:

I was going to guess Musima/Jolana

Are those markers or frets for just the E string?

kingkiller · Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 12:03 am Post subject:

sunshiner · Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:23 am Post subject:

Black Widow. Hendrix played a left handed guitar version of it
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plopswagon · Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 1:38 am Post subject: