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Adrian Levi

01-11-2010, 04:11 PM

I found a set of 4 of these tuners and was wondering about their origin ! French or maybe Italian?

Ken Smith

01-11-2010, 04:36 PM

I found a set of 4 of these tuners and was wondering about their origin ! French or maybe Italian?

Not Italian. I have only seen a few Italian made Gears and they were for the most part 'original'.

That handle is a Plastic of some sort, right? Bakelite? That is French from 1910-1920 or after. I think they were first introduced in 1905 from one source I read. So, early 20th century French. These were light weight Gears as opposed to the bigger French Gears from Mirecourt with the dark 'paddle' like handles.

Adrian Levi

01-12-2010, 12:04 AM

Not Italian. I have only seen a few Italian made Gears and they were for the most part 'original'.

That handle is a Plastic of some sort, right? Bakelite? That is French from 1910-1920 or after. I think they were first introduced in 1905 from one source I read. So, early 20th century French. These were light weight Gears as opposed to the bigger French Gears from Mirecourt with the dark 'paddle' like handles.

the handles are actually wood , I wasn't sure at first but the grain is visible at certain angles !

Ken Smith

01-12-2010, 12:45 AM

http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses/bisch/images/bisch-010.jpg[/img[[img]http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses/bisch/images/bisch-004.jpg

Ken Smith

01-12-2010, 12:46 AM

http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses/bisch/images/bisch-010.jpg[http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses/bisch/images/bisch-004.jpg
http://www.smithbassforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1415&d=1263244276

Adrian Levi

01-12-2010, 01:12 AM

Ken Smith

01-12-2010, 01:26 AM

Yep , virtually the same metalwork ! What bass is that ?

This one (http://www.kensmithbasses.com/doublebasses/bisch/) which I sold about 2 1/2 years ago. French.. ;)