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Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker
Thanks for posting those Anselme
That is one peculiar looking bass, particularly around the neck region. Kinda looks like a regular bass with a "cello" style top stuck onto it. Is all that carving (double button etc) all part of the design, or is it a result of a reconstruction somehow?
From the side, the neck heel looks rather weird ... how to be sure where your D stop is with such a wide heel curvature!
looking again at those machines, they can't be original? sure looks to me like the whole pegbox has been reworked in an "individual" way.
mt
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Matt, you need to get out more. That is THE typical 19th century French Bass, Violincello model. It may have originated as a design by Vuillaume but I see it on just about every French makers Violin cornered Bass from about 1850-1900.