Jazzyvee , Did you get a Bow for arco playing ?  
If so is it a German or French style Bow . German =Big frog /French= Little frog.
                  I used to like these strings when I was playing Double Bass.http://www.uptonbass.com/Thomastik-Spirocore-Double-Bass-Strings-S42-JAZZ/    
 
       Awesome ! you will have fun with this for sure.
 
 Wolf

Hi Wolf, no bow at all, it looks well used and clearly has had a  paintbrush applied re-finish and has a bridge mounted pickup which I haven't tried yet.  
 
The rubbery strings are really easy on the fingers but don't give out much volume, to my uninitiated ears and the E-string seems to have less volume and projection than the others.  
 :-)
 
Anyway I will stick with them for a while then try re-stringing with the steel ones and see what the difference is.  
 
Jazzyvee

Jazzyvee,
               Yes , Once you become acclimated to this instrument your musical intuition will surely lead you to a path of a new world of discovery and delight . Surely you will notice changes in your hands and will be adaptable to Double and electric Bass, It is really a trip  in the difference what electric Bass feels like after the Double Bass.

If you break it up with an axe it should fit fine...sorry I just had to put that one in

Nice one Terry, I'll remember that when I try to get it in my Smart Car. :-)

Jazzyvee:
 
Fits in the Beamer?  BFD!  Let's see you get it in the smart car!
hehehehe
 
Bill, tgo

Interesting enough (or not) I seem to feel that my upright, using standard 'steel' strings and no pick-up lacks appropriate volume. It projects well and recordings of it in an acoustic environment dictates that it is relatively loud - but from the players perspective, I could certainly use more volume.
 
I guess the only remedy is to get a pickup on it and run a small amp behind me . . .

A question.  Why is it that whenever I see a double bass amplified it's always in a small combo amps and they still get a good sound projection even on the E string but electric bass players generally use large bass rigs.  
 
What is the physics that's happening here?
 
 
jazzyvee

Bill what does BFD mean?

If I may interject, I believe it refers to the phrase Big F(reaking) Deal...with the option of inserting another word starting with an F that is similar to but perhaps a tad stronger, than the 2nd word in the above phrase.

Or Big Friendly Doublebass - not to be confused with Roald Dahl's BFG. I think I'd Better Finish Digressing. Glynn

Just thought - can a 3/4 double bass only play waltzes? Glynn

Check out Pirastrso Evah Pirazz Weichs (light guage) They are really good sounding strings to try if you are going for a more gut sounding steel string. I had Thomastiks on my bass when i first got it(Carved top and back Romanian bass @ 10 yrs old so its played in) and they sound great pizz but were hard for me to bow and i like the old Paul Chambers/Ray Brown sound and thought the Spirocore's a bit claky . The Evah's are a great starting point for strings as they are you know what expensive for upright! My teacher plays a bass with spirocore's but its a $35,000 Nick LLoyd in claro walnut`spruce. Good luck with it and the car. Im about to get a Honda Element to haul my doghouse round. Dodge 3500 hauls just about everything but a upright internally. -Bear

I was Nick Lloyd's bass teacher when he was in high school.

Thats super cool. He sure makes some nice basses!!! Way nicer than I could ever play, my teacher sold a 1904  
Hawkes for the Nick LLoyd and i thought the Hawkes was special. The sound from his LLoyd basses is simply awesome.