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Originally Posted by Peter Koyander
I guess it means that when somebody has a Bohemian styled bass and a label that says "Made in ..." its perhaps easier to put a date on it by virtue of the political regime in power at the time.
Anyhow thanks for info - I have sourced some colouring-in pens!
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These are the ones I use, introduced to them by Arnold Schnitzer, Luthier, Builder.
Also, yes, you can get in general a time period by the politics but not always. If the bass was made earlier and exported later new or used, the 'made in' period is just when it was shipped out. I have such a bass now, my Uebel (Oobal). It has some old German label(s) inside from a repair or two from the late 19th or early 20th century that post date the making of the bass. We believe this bass came over used and got a sticker in it for Customs Duty reasons. That's my opinion on it because the repair label is hard to make out as it's faded and torn. I don't have the bass here so I forget how many labels are in there.