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Old 08-02-2019, 11:59 AM
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Many Italians and Germans immigrated to B.A. before, during and after both world wars. I have seen a few and have seen repairs done there on basses that came here. Im 1973 I git an old Italian bass from B.A, formerly owned by Jazz player Jorge Gonzales (I believe} brought by his friend 'Nano' (was his name) to sell. It was there for decades and repaired many times. It was all restored again in NY after I bought it. I have now another Italian bass that came up from B.A. as well with many old repairs so there were luthiers there making and fixing basses for a Century that I know of.
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