Forum: German School of Basses
04-06-2024, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 2
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
02-19-2024, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 3,077
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Forum: Bows (and Rosin etc)
10-22-2023, 10:48 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 30,803
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-09-2023, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,442
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
09-08-2023, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 9,442
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I had an American bass once with a Pine back but was flat and thick. Price is low for a bass but at that price, if the back explodes, a new flat back of maple or plywood can be made.
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
07-27-2023, 09:10 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 8,503
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
06-09-2023, 04:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,917
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Forum: Amps, etc. [DB]
03-26-2023, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 17,301
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Forum: Luthier's Corner
03-26-2023, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 9,469
I have no idea about the maker or if the...
I have no idea about the maker or if the instrument you found is authentic to that name. It is hard to tell sometimes a real maker from some of the Hungarian counterfeit makers.
Post pictures...
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
03-16-2023, 10:23 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 17,647
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
03-04-2023, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,346
not Rubner
Rubner is different usually. Possibly Lang or Wilfer. Saxon and Shoenbach basses can be made by the same shops in whole or in part. There are other bass makers in the area that period but the back...
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
02-28-2023, 10:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 7,917
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
02-27-2023, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 4,346
Panormo? lol
1000% German Saxon school early 20th century or late 19th at the earliest. Nothing here is English or Italian or old. Sorry.. Dovetail neck was the first clue before pictures. After pictures, "I'm...
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Forum: Woods, Electronics, & Components
01-30-2023, 01:07 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 10,512
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Forum: Used Smith Basses (for sale or wanted)
01-04-2023, 08:53 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,746
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Forum: Used Smith Basses (for sale or wanted)
01-03-2023, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,746
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
11-29-2022, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 16,346
Restoration pics, 2009-2011
In these pics you can see the Top work in-progress which was extensive. Also, on the inside you can see the partially 'kerfed' linings that were done after gluing in at construction in order to bend...
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
10-31-2022, 05:00 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,973
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
09-16-2022, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 10,447
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
09-16-2022, 01:58 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 14,487
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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General
06-05-2022, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 6,969
Not totally sure if he is a maker or a brand....
Not totally sure if he is a maker or a brand. When you see violins, cells and basses, probably not a bass maker. Probably lower value than a Hofner or Schroetter (Hofner made-Branded name).
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Forum: Italian Bass School
04-01-2022, 11:31 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 20,268
Gag.?
About a decade later, give or take, I learned thru research that this bass is and was sold as 'Gagliano School' or maybe just Neapolitan and not made by any of the Gagliano family makers. Possibly by...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
02-07-2022, 08:33 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,171
Supply chain issues? In USA? We ship strings...
Supply chain issues? In USA? We ship strings every single day. Just call and order direct. No problem here.
On the bass, I know the specs, I just don't remember the number of 4s made in the...
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Forum: Smith Basses, Handmade
02-06-2022, 01:23 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 12,171
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Forum: For Sale By Ken Smith [DB]
02-02-2022, 11:57 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 7,945
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