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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

01-25-2010, 08:15 AM

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another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

CMs?

We speak inches here. I don't understand the C-bout measurement. You measures the height of the curve? Why? We usually only measure the width across the most narrow point. The upper and lower at...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

01-24-2010, 02:35 PM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

French?

That is an attributed Italian Bass featured on a French website. Sorry..

Post YOUR measurements and we can go from there.

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

12-01-2009, 01:19 PM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

when?

Hey, if I stuck to the clock I would never get all my work done. Sometimes I am up at 4am and sometimes I am up TILL 4am.

You're impressed?:)

Ok..;)

What does that get me?:confused:

A...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

12-01-2009, 04:32 AM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

replaced?

Never replace the Top on an old bass unless it's actually missing or destroyed and splintered beyond repair by the best possible efforts. It may be easier than fixing if not totally destroyed but to...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2009, 09:41 PM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

unrelated??

Sam, this it 'totally' related if you ask me. The question now is 'are you willing to spend what it takes to fully restore this bass'?

A bass poorly or partially repaired is sometimes best left...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2009, 08:05 PM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

yup...

That's what it looked like to me until I blew up the pic.

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2009, 01:28 PM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

??

Arnold, looking at the Top and the F-notches, the 'Post would be the lower third of that 'Bar just south of the middle of the C-bout. If you click on and blow up the pic of the inner Back you can see...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2009, 12:41 PM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

era?

With that model and Cross bar I suspect latter quarter 19th century to early 20th. Just look at the French bass section here and Google Jacquet bass. Plenty of them in the world. I am not claiming...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2009, 11:05 AM

Replies: 24

another puzzle

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Posted By Ken Smith

yes..

This looks French from the inside and the Back does as well. The Top is in poor shape and hard to see its true form but I would say Mirecourt factory Jacquet school. The Scroll is French as well and...

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