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Originally Posted by Calvin Marks
Adrian, please don't tell me you get your repairs done by the gentleman 50 miles outside of Joh-burg?! When I was there I saw a bunch of lovely basses including a Hawkes bass that he'd installed a wooden handle on to make it easier to carry! He also told me that he re-varnishes his instruments every 1-2 years!
This was taken in his kitchen (there were two basses also on the kitchen floor). This instrument strangely resembles yours!
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This was taken in his kitchen (there were two basses also on the kitchen floor). This instrument strangely resembles yours![/quote]
Hi Kelvin,I only saw your post now !!! Weird / that could be my bass . The condition does look pretty good though and mine is a little rough around the edges so I wonder ..... The scroll varnish and style looks pretty spot on / do you have any more pics?
Dont worry I'm not taking the bass to the aforementioned 're varnisher' whom I suspect 're varnished' the bass and possibly did some damage to it . What do you remember about the bass if anything ?
Strangely enough the varnisher also put an ugly wooden handle onto it.It is going for an overhaul to a really experienced luthier where hopefully it will get its final finish.
Even stranger is that a Mr G Veffer is doing a job for me !!