Viennese ??

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Adrian Levi

I've just noticed that this neck on this bass is sitting directly on the neck block and not supported by the rib sides at all it seems . The neck block face is flush with the rib ends / I'm just interested to know if any particular school subscribed to this way of building ?

When or IF the Top comes off, you will see it is a dovetail joint in the neck block. The neck can't just SIT on top. It has to be supported. I have seen this on German Basses as a style but is also the old Gamba construction before the neck/block mortise became the standard.

Can you show some pictures of the sides/ribs? By the neck area and full shots as well, both sides and as many pics as you can post.