Any ideas what this bass might be (worth)?

[Johannes Felscher]

So it seems like I have neglected the thread I started myself, having had a pretty rough transition between my old and new internet provider - bad timing for having cancelled phone internet right before that (I think I will just re-activate it, if it's slow or not).

Either way, Ken:
Thanks again for tons of input - I didn't get to look at this bass since I last posted, but I agree that it was probably W.Uebel, not necessarily Wilhelm - maybe that was a phonetic extrapolation being German myself.

I again have to admit that I can't really comment on the quality of the repairs that have been done in the past since I didn't look inside, but now since it's not a secret anymore that the bass is being sold through Gage's shop (hi Sam!) I have enough faith that they had a thorough look at the bass before they took the consignment. All repaired cracks looked trustworthy to my, so I wouldn't have worried about those too much.

As far as the German / French topic is concerned I have to admit that it isn't my first priority - I wouldn't mind having a German bass, I would rather mind having a mediocre bass - even though most (supposedly ) french basses I've played were appealing to me as well in sound and looks.

Sam:
Thanks for joining this thread, I really appreciate your input and valuable opinion. I would agree that it can actually be a good value while not being entirely sure about many instruments in that price range. The "Ueberle" bass you're offering seemed to perform very well to me, lot's of depth and volume, nice timbre - pretty much everything. Nevertheless I see so many instruments around 9-10 k out there which are really nothing more than (quoting Ken) your average "plain jane" German factory bass from around the 1920's (unlike the instrument we're talking about) which might sound ok but don't even look nice, just plain - are people really paying these these prices on a regular basis? Maybe that's just something I gotta accept, at least for the bass market in the NY metropolitan area? But I feel like for 10k you shouldn't necessarily expect an amazing instrument, but at least something fairly decent. Depends on personal expectations, too I suppose.

Anyway, one more thing for Sam: I agree that this bass is a very good bass, I was just hoping to find something a little bigger, just because I generally like their feel and the slightly slower yet deep response, that why I am still hesitating a bit, hopefully not too long.

Johannes