Forum: German School of Basses
07-02-2015, 03:41 PM
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Forum: German School of Basses
06-26-2015, 04:09 PM
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Forum: German School of Basses
06-26-2015, 02:45 PM
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Forum: German School of Basses
06-26-2015, 12:43 PM
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Another 'german' find
Hi Ken , can this bass be anything other than German/Hungarian in origin ?
Non original headstock probably
Name scribbled inside in pencil is Felix 'something' :)
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-13-2015, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 1
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-11-2015, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 3
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-10-2015, 10:24 AM
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Forum: Modern Handmade Basses
06-10-2015, 09:20 AM
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italian ?
I found this bass today with a 'label' from an Italian contemporary violin maker .
No info at all on this luthier ever making a bass / but some where on the net it states that he sometimes...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-30-2011, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 29,611
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
05-30-2011, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 29,611
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-10-2011, 06:18 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-10-2011, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-10-2011, 01:02 AM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-09-2011, 01:03 PM
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-09-2011, 11:47 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
I have just started the top repair with a bass...
I have just started the top repair with a bass bar patch as the crack was really jagged and totally messy. Ill leave the final shaping of the inlay for when the bar is ready to shape.
The ROUGH...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
02-09-2011, 05:13 AM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-28-2011, 02:26 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-28-2011, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
The ribs are now as clean as I'm going to get...
The ribs are now as clean as I'm going to get them without doing more damage to the damage.It seems as if the bass was about 50% wood and 50% epoxy.
The one lower bout is the only one left to...
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Forum: French Bass School
01-26-2011, 03:35 PM
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Replies: 6
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Forum: French Bass School
01-26-2011, 01:59 AM
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Forum: French Bass School
01-25-2011, 02:25 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 12,026
French backs
Ken , is it true that from about the 1700's up to about the 1800's French basses were either made with round or flat backs and then generally after 1800's round backs became the norm..?
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-22-2011, 03:37 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
fun
[QUOTE=Ken Smith;21709]What a bunch of confusing opinions I see here.
[QUOTE]Have fun. The restorers that have repaired the most backs successfully will have the best advice in my opinion. Nothing...
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-21-2011, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-21-2011, 05:09 PM
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Replies: 165
Views: 166,265
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
01-21-2011, 01:59 PM
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Replies: 66
Views: 60,750
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