I've rather enjoyed reading this thread on restoring an old French factory bass. Looks that Matthew has made it better than new.
Any final pictures of the restoration, and how does it sound? Did you set it up for orchestra or jazz?
Tried to post a picture of this finished bass from the Bresque Basses website, but the url requirement prevents me. Here's a link.
https://www.bresquebasses.com.au/restoration
Cheers from Canada
Casey