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Italian Bass
I have recently acquired an Italian Chamber bass. Its had a new neck at some stage but the body looks pretty old . Comments and observations welcome!
Dimensions are: Top bout width 18 1/2 ins (470) Mid bout width 14 ins (360) Lower bout width 23 ins (580) Vert dim of C bout 9 1/2 ins (240) Rib depth generally 8 1/2 ins (210) Rib at neck 6 1/4 ins (170) Body length to base of button 39 1/2 ins (1000) String length 40 1/2 ins (1020) Photos to follow
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Italian?
Please show the actual bass, Clear straight ID shots.
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I have used a mirror to look inside and it has a carved bass bar integral with the top which at 7mm is what you might call 'robust'. The sound is pretty choked and there are a number of things that I would welcome opinions on.
1/. The neck stand is 21mm from the top to the underside of the fingerboard, and from the Top to the bridge between A and D, is 5 3/4 inches ( 142 mm ). So question is would a new raised fingerboard work wonders for the tone by introducing more tension to the top.
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The bridge looks like it has been recycled from a 4/4 . The carved bass bar is lined up with the f hole on the very edge and looks to diverge from the centre line of the bass. There is no evidence of any deflection on the top either laterally or longitudinally . I have marked up the position of the bass bar with a china graph pencil and indeed the sound post. The centre / centre of the bridge feet is 4 1/2 inches ( 115mm) whereas the centre of the bass bar - centre of sound post is 5 3/4 inches (145 mm) - a difference of over an inch ( 30mm).
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Strange looking bass. The corners, c-bouts FFs, back style, etc., all looks like different ideas thrown into one bass.
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