Guess what this is? ..looks like a small mandolin type instrument that has lost its neck to me.. https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-string-instruments/music-instrument-/1141637288
I've examined the said piece and to me (as a classical musician - spoons are my thing) it's obvious that the neck, arm thing or whatever it's called slides out, and it's a small double bass.
It's called a "folding/sliding double bass" and can be handily carried around in your pocket - in case there's a string quartet at any party you are going to, useful when the bass player doesn't turn up because he can't get his instrument there.
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I've examined the said piece and to me (as a classical musician - spoons are my thing) it's obvious that the neck, arm thing or whatever it's called slides out, and it's a small double bass.It's called a "folding/sliding double bass" and can be handi