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Old 06-29-2012, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim Mortimore View Post
but... if you look here the machines on this look remarkably like the bass in question...

http://www.thomasmartin.co.uk/sale_t...ouble_bass.asp
Yes, my attribution is to Kennedy and not Lott as I said and felt earlier. The Scroll and FFs point me there.
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Do not be surprised if you see him list a Thomas Kennedy for some 6-figure price before long.
The body shape could be one of 6 different makers. The Gears, IF Original almost 'never' ID a bass with certainty. They are just parts added after the bass is made. Baker was not the old Gear maker in the 19th century. There were others. I don't think Lott made his own gears either. Maybe just made by a shop other than Baker that was less commonly seen.
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