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Originally Posted by Ken McKay
Nice looking handmade instrument!
My guess is that it is less than 10 years old. That is from the photos only. If I could smell it I would possible change my mind. Also if I could have a look inside I could tell more from the oxidation. The outside looks newly finished and could have been stripped and sanded, and if the inside looks well oxidized to a golden brown, then this would support that it has been refinished. Tuners look modern to me, like you can buy them from International Violin.
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Ken, many of these antiqued basses are coated internally and treated to look old and oxidized. Only scraping down a millimeter or so will tell. If on the Top it looks 'white' under the scraping then you can see and smell the fresh wood under the antiqued 'scented' treated wood.