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Originally Posted by Frank Larouche
Hello everyone and hello Ken,
This bass appear today in the kijiji ads in my town and from the pics I'm not sure what it is, in the description he say it's the original label by Mathias Neuner, but it's roundback and from what I've checked so far bass from this maker tend to be flatback but I may be mistaken. I look like a german shop bass too I think. anyway what can you tell from the pics and do you think it's worth 12 k. I will try it of course in the future!
http://montreal.kijiji.ca/c-acheter-...AdIdZ235629920
Thanks
Francis |
The label might be real but it looks way older than that bass. I wish you had better pics of the scroll (all sides), top and back. The varnish and condition of the wood under it looks mid-late 20th century to me. Is the varnish original? I have seen very few if any round back basses from Mittenwald before 1900 but it is possible. The price however is very cheap for a 'real' Neuner bass. I will look up his dates later on. The Neuners were a big family of makers for about two centuries.