Bass id ??

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Adrian Levi

Hmmmm ,if I understand correctly then you are of the opinion that this bass is not quite an example of a master-build
It looks to me as if the bass was totally 're-done' as I dont think that the neck block or all the cross bars are even original .
The neck must have taken a bad break too judging from the head stock.

I think that the bass was not a bad instrument at one stage but was 'stuck'
together by the Junior School Kids you mention after an apparent mishap with the instrument.

So in conclusion I think that It's best to leave the bass as is or embark on a project of self restoration over the next while / after lots of research etc

I guess that I dont really have much to loose

The Neck block looks original for that period and area. The Cross Bars are not the same work. This was a low end factory bass when it was made. There were plenty of higher grade instruments from factories back then and then you have the real basses, the hand made ones. We do not see many of the German or Czech handmade basses here in the USA in comparison to the factory imports, percentage wise I mean.