Tyrol, bohemian , German?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Charles A Thomas

Hey Ken, thanks for the info, the shape of the purfling on the back of my bass is exactly like bass no. 2, does this indicate a general date when it was made?

These were offered by Sears and one other US Distributor before and after WWI, the first war. They were made before as well before being discovered as a good affordable import bass. So.. from 1800 to 1930 or so? Just a guess!