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Originally Posted by Ken Smith
Really, 33 1/4" or.. 43 1/4"?
Being a violin cornered round back with sloping shoulders makes it a nicer grade bass. Mainly the wood, and corners. With the varnish re-done its not easy to tell if it was an oil or spirit or what color it was before.
Regardless of the varnish, I think the Saxon area pre or post war is the ball park. I think it would be possible to use old pre-war machines on pot-war basses IF that's what the shop had left over in stock. On the string length (mensur or scale length for guitar people), if it is 43 1/4, then possibly pre-war as many 3/4s from the the late 19th to early 20th centuries were made a good inch or so longer in playing length than post war basses were made. I have seen 41s as well with older Bohemian flatbacks or roundbacks but many of the German made basses were long.
As far as an actual maker if there even was a maker or shop, I have no idea. The Germans made so much of the same thing for over 100 years that without a label that is authentic, you will never know. Also, even with a label, it could be a brand or shop label and not the maker or shop where it was made.
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Sorry it's 42 in. exact on for the scale.
Thanks for all the info. I had a feeling that who made it would be lost to time I just wanted to hone in on the region a bit.
I don't know if you saw the label that was in there (attached at the bottom of this post) but I've always figured that it never had one and the repairer from the 70's just put a new one on.
Appreciate the help once again for helping with my history itch about this bass.