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Originally Posted by Ken Smith
Well, after a 15k restoration, it might be worth half of that if they don't mind the fact that the original varnish was stripped away. The bass will sound possibly (no guarantee) better than its value or pedigree. 
Those cross bars in the back look like it was done by a Junior High School Shop Class. Maybe 2 or 3 kids as a team did one bar each as no two of them look alike. 
This is think is a Czech/German factory bass from before WWII from the Shoenbach/Luby area. I think if from Markneukirchen it would look a bit neater inside. It is a shame that the varnish is gone. Most people that strip basses like this do so without knowing much about values of old vs. new. Touch-up and re-coating is always the better way than stripping and Home-Depot'ing the poor bass. 
From the looks of the inside up bu the Neck Block, it looks like the Luthier was a bit cross-eyed. lol 
Other than that, the bass looks like it might have some potential..  |
Hmmmm ,if I understand correctly then you are of the opinion that this bass is not quite an example of a master-build
It looks to me as if the bass was totally 're-done' as I dont think that the neck block or all the cross bars are even original .
The neck must have taken a bad break too judging from the head stock.
I think that the bass was not a bad instrument at one stage but was 'stuck'
together by the Junior School Kids you mention after an apparent mishap with the instrument.
So in conclusion I think that It's best to leave the bass as is or embark on a project of self restoration over the next while / after lots of research etc
I guess that I dont really have much to loose