Tirol bass?
Hi. Someone brought in a bass to me and I'd like to see if anyone has seen something like it. If it's German it looks older than any German bass I've seen.
The scroll has been grafted onto that neck. There are patches in the scroll cheeks for French style tuners.
Rib depth is 210 mm consistently until the break then tapers to 190mm. Very slight break angle. Body length is 1050mm. 610mm wide at the lower bout, 515mm at the break. Looks like a 5/8 bass.
Looks like one of the corner blocks is original and it's wider, like I've seen on some French basses. Wraps around the ribs farther.
The top archings are very tall, looks like an upside down bath tub.
The back is quartersawn but doesn't look like maple to me. Ribs are maple.
String length is 41" with this neck anyway.
Any thoughts?
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