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Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

07-24-2013, 01:19 PM

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Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

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Posted By Ken Smith

Stefano, the Bass in that Link is not French....

Stefano, the Bass in that Link is not French. Some of what the shop advertises is incorrect by either date, origin or both. Not uncommon at all. Ignorance is bliss when you are the one collecting the...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2012, 10:41 PM

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Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

well..

I heard some of that story not long ago but I have no idea if it is true or not. Also, I have no idea where the bass is. Back on those days, this was NOT the level of a bass that was in the...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2012, 12:01 PM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

The outer linings on the other bass look to be...

The outer linings on the other bass look to be flush with the ribs. Different than on Paul's bass. It was called English (I think?) 42 years ago when I saw it. I really don't know what it is but...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-30-2012, 10:40 AM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

no..

The bass itself is not like his bass at all. His was darker and more German looking. This one was believed to be English back about 40 years ago. I don't know what they are calling it now. The only...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-26-2012, 12:06 AM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

ID/Head

As far as the original Lion posted, I recently spoke to the most recent restorer of the bass after it was sold from your possession. He is of the opinion that the lionhead and the bass are original...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

11-25-2012, 11:55 PM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

pics from the link..

I would love to ID this bass as well;
http://hannaphil.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ladys-head-photos-005.jpg?w=800http://hannaphil.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/ladys-head-photos-004.jpg?w=600
...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

09-12-2010, 01:29 AM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

'THE Lady'

What bass are we talking about? What year/s are we talking about? There might be more than one bass with that same nick name.

Here is a bass called 'The OLD Lady', attributed to G.P. Maggini with...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

09-12-2010, 12:14 AM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

wel..

I wasn't there so I don't know for sure. What it looks like to me is some kind of carving machine roughing them out and various workers, possibly cottage industry with people working at home cleaning...

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

09-04-2010, 03:10 PM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

??

German factory made copies for the most part. That was the style of the cheap lion copy then.

Forum: Double Bass Talk in General

09-04-2010, 01:08 AM

Replies: 24

Bass with Lion head scroll. Need help Identifying it

Views: 44,937

Posted By Ken Smith

Jakobus Stainer??

Keep dreaming about Stainer. I have seen one head of his and one of Klotz. They were works of art. This bass you have is not, sorry. Your bass's trees may not have been planted yet when Stainer even...

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