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Old 04-25-2016, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeff Krieger View Post
I am finishing up restoring a church bass and was wondering if there were opinions on what kind of strings and bridge to put on it? It is a 4 string church bass. Should I put cello or bass gut strings? Someone recommended a Forster bridge which was popular in England in the early 1800's. Are there any thoughts about that?

What kind of bow would be used, a cello or bass?

What is the body length and string length as compared to a modern Cello.
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