Colors..

[William Stephens]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

I think this was a Czech shop Bass (Schoenbach), turn of the century and somehow, that Label found its way into the Bass. I don't see this Bass as being made in Vienna unless I need a refresher course on what a Viennese Bass looks like or the variety they produced. In that period, it was just as easy to buy a factory Bass and complete it in your own shop or sell it as-is out of the Box. .. Just my opinion..

Thanks for the info, Ken. The year on the label is 1912. The czech attribution does seem to make sense: when I bought the bass about a year ago I heard the dealer mumble something about it previously residing in eastern europe!

Also I notice a czech bass on Gary Upton's site which is remarkably similar:

http://www.uptonbass.com/used-czech-...-upright-bass/

compare the backs of the 2 instruments - they are virtually identical!

Well I think I'm gonna try and covince (or delude) myself that Güttler acquired this instrment in the white rather than the label being false.

Thanks a lot

Will