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Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-27-2011, 07:07 AM
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Posted By kurt ratering
thanks ken, i thought that it wasnt as old as it...

thanks ken, i thought that it wasnt as old as it looked. the open cracks on the back are snow white, and the treatment on the inside is very funky, but doesnt look like real age. much appreciated.
Forum: German/Czech Shop Basses 01-26-2011, 07:04 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 5,925
Posted By kurt ratering
please help id this oddball

hello all,
i have a bass in the shop right now, and id like to know a little more about it. the neck and scroll are not original (quite new actually), so i didnt bother taking pics of them. it has...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-20-2010, 09:30 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,321
Posted By kurt ratering
thats what i thought! i have reset a few kay...

thats what i thought! i have reset a few kay necks and have always been happy with the tonal improvements.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-18-2010, 03:44 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 28,778
Posted By kurt ratering
perhaps im wrong but... i was under the...

perhaps im wrong but... i was under the impression that all juzek labels look like that...:confused:
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-17-2010, 11:03 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 13,321
Posted By kurt ratering
how much would you attribute the quickness and...

how much would you attribute the quickness and sustain to a solid neck set an appropriate overstand?
Forum: The Bull Pit 07-29-2010, 03:23 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 46,567
Posted By kurt ratering
as a native of wisconsin from just outside the...

as a native of wisconsin from just outside the fox valley i would like to mention Oshkosh Truck as being an american company still making quality products in the usa. :)
i wish i could mention...
Forum: The Bull Pit 07-28-2010, 01:29 PM
Replies: 44
Views: 46,567
Posted By kurt ratering
how about basses? :p

how about basses? :p
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-22-2009, 02:01 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 25,627
Posted By kurt ratering
wow! now im back to square one, thanks Arnold :D!...

wow! now im back to square one, thanks Arnold :D! in your opinion (Arnold) how much would a new back devalue this bad boy? i must admit that i do like the new back option better, because im not sure...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-17-2009, 02:40 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 25,627
Posted By kurt ratering
well i guess i have alot of work ahead of me...

well i guess i have alot of work ahead of me then! thank you all for your input, i appreciate it.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-17-2009, 12:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 25,627
Posted By kurt ratering
yeah, the edges on the back are trashed: purfling...

yeah, the edges on the back are trashed: purfling cut all the way through in alot of places. the back is less than 3mm thick, at least on the edges. the big crack on the back is almost 6mm open at...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-17-2009, 11:00 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 25,627
Posted By kurt ratering
i dont know, ive only seen it in this shape. but,...

i dont know, ive only seen it in this shape. but, for some reason i get a good vibe from it.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 12-17-2009, 10:30 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 25,627
Posted By kurt ratering
new back?

hello all,
the shop recently aquired this old beauty :(, and as you can see the back is pretty toasted. on an instrument like this, old and with what i feel is some potential but obviously nothing...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 11-13-2009, 12:06 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,337
Posted By kurt ratering
Talking just asking...if i knew this stuff it would be...

just asking...if i knew this stuff it would be "kurts corner"
Forum: Luthier's Corner 11-13-2009, 10:45 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 8,337
Posted By kurt ratering
no worries about the viennese wire plug on the...

no worries about the viennese wire plug on the same grain as the endpin weakening the lower block?
Forum: German School of Basses 05-15-2009, 08:15 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,432
Posted By kurt ratering
thank you

so is it fair to say that not all cello style purflings are french, but most french inst. will have it? in reference to the pics ken posted, is the one with the extension the one from france? the...
Forum: German School of Basses 05-14-2009, 02:05 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 8,432
Posted By kurt ratering
please help identify

hello all, long time reader first time poster, hope this is the right forum. i need help identifying this old bass. at first i thought maybe french on account of the lack of contralinings and the...
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