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Old 08-28-2009, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Adrian Levi View Post
Ok - here are the answers as far as I can see ....

1) It looks like it has been re-varnished at some stage
2) the gears are original to the scroll / there is not a hint of any other covered up holes marks etc !
3) The neck does have a darker varnish than on the body / I am 100% sure that the bass has been repaired along the way ...

I noted that the tuners are of a similar type to a Tyrollean bass I saw on the site ?
NO.. Those Tuners on your bass are FRENCH, Mirecourt, 100%.

If the Neck Varnish is different then either they did not re-finish the Neck, the neck was re-varnished during a repair in a different color OR, The Neck does NOT belong to that Bass.
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