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Originally Posted by Ken Smith
When or IF the Top comes off, you will see it is a dovetail joint in the neck block. The neck can't just SIT on top. It has to be supported. I have seen this on German Basses as a style but is also the old Gamba construction before the neck/block mortise became the standard.
Can you show some pictures of the sides/ribs? By the neck area and full shots as well, both sides and as many pics as you can post.
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A dovetail joint never occurred to me . Here are some pics I have on my mac.