Hi everyone! Bass Identification!!!!

[Bill Markus]

Sorry again! forgot to mention scroll is original, neck is not! My restorer thinks neck was replaced around turn of century, ill try to get a pic of the graft, anyway thanks again!!!!

[Jason Mendelson]

Welcome Bill!

The bass is beautiful just as you described... Glad you got around to getting the pix!

The neck looks really slim compared to the other bass of yours that I have played... Looks like it would play pretty nice! I dig it... Great find and best of luck with it!

[Bill Markus]

Thanks Jason, neck is actually bigger than my mittnwald, anyway ill be @ jam on wed , hope to see you there

[Jason Mendelson]

Originally Posted by Bill Markus

Thanks Jason, neck is actually bigger than my mittnwald, anyway ill be @ jam on wed , hope to see you there

hard to tell from pix anyway...

Yeah I should see you Wednesday Night! Oy, what a disaster it was when I left last time!

Id lug out my bass but I don't think we will have room!

[Jason Mendelson]

Maybe its made by Heinz?



chuckle... thats my humor for the day

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Bill Markus

Sorry again! forgot to mention scroll is original, neck is not! My restorer thinks neck was replaced around turn of century, ill try to get a pic of the graft, anyway thanks again!!!!

The Neck is not important as far as a graft goes. Most all old basses have grafts by now. The Scroll/head/pegbox is my concern.

Was the Varnish checked with a UV light on the back and ribs against the Scroll? Is the varnish excluding repairs all original? These are things I would look at if I had the bass to examine.

It is not uncommon to get conflicting opinions. The more opinions the better. You can usually go with the greater number unless something is being missed.

We were not there when it was made so it's all a guessing game. Do your best to examine and then make your opinions. Past experience and other examples of similar models help. Obvious repairs, internal work and varnish matches are more evident and less guess-like type of ID work. What is, is.

[Bill Markus]

Ken, any idea what the 57 is????? other than heinz, lol

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Bill Markus

Ken, any idea what the 57 is????? other than heinz, lol

Well, can I see better scroll pics like the 'entire' back to get a look at the form? Is there another number on the other side? Like I said in the beginning, use my DB site for ideas on 'what' angles to shoot.

57? An inventory number from a school, store, shop?