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Old 04-24-2014, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Toole View Post
This was my bass in high school (50yrs ago). I recently retrieved it from storage and am thiking of regluing the back and selling it. I thought I might try to determine what it is and what it's value might be before repairing it myself. I have more pics I can post. Thanks for any input,

Mark

http://www.smithbassforums.com/album.php?albumid=58
Please post more pics. Also, I want to see the edges of the top and back to see if it is plywood or carved. That purfled strip in the back center looks like my Dolling bass. Common with that brand. The purfled design on the other hand looks like a Lang as supplied to Juzek as well as others supplied but various Saxon/Bohemian shops like the Wilfers. I have never seen both the center strip and the Blume inlay in the same bass before. It can also be possible that one shop supplied another and was finished there. The purfling width is different between the two designs. My Dolling has the same purfling all over. So, something to think about.

So, it IS a German bass from the Saxon region. That's my opinion. Possibly made or supplied on either side of WWII. I don't know what kind of old stock made 'before' the war was imported 'after' the war. Anything is possible. I have even seen basses dating from during the war but not many.

If you bring the bass here in person, I can tell you more possibly.
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