posted by (anonymous) at 08:11pm on 2007-04-27
Hi, Marion again:

Yes. that's right, a sedan.  That Star Cheif weighed over two tons.  I think the 1965 model would probably work too. 

FWIW, a 1968 Pontiac Bonneville sedan would NOT fit the 3/4 size in the trunk and it took a lot of work to get the 1/2 size into and out of the trunk; not worth it if the back seat was available instead.

I could and did easily carry my 1/2 size in my 1986 Plymouth Voyager (25 mpg hwy, 18 city, 4 cylinders) and it fit into the back seat (the seat directly behind the front seats--think 5-passenger configuration), and could be belted in that way to boot.  I didn't have to put it in the wayback.  This left the wayback open for my friends' instruments--very handy.

My 1/2 size easily fit into a 1980-mumble Toyota Tercel hatchback belonging to one of said friends.

If I remember, I'll measure the length of my 1/2 bass and post the overall dimension here.  As I recall it's maybe 8 inches shorter overall than a 3/4 size.  (I had to stand on a crate to play the 3/4 size that I borrowed when I was in high school, before I had my own bass.  I guess it was a picturesque bit of stage business but I like being able to reach my 1/2 size from the floor!)

--Marion

P.S. Sorry about the messy blank postings--that was me trying to post from an uncooperative browser configuration on a different machine.

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