Integral bass bar; lose it or use it?

[Brian Glassman]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

You mentioned that it's a nice sounding bass. Also, I don't see anything that's currently broken. Considering the value of the bass as-is, the value fully restored (slightly higher), the cost you have into the bass to date (I have no idea what you've spent on it) and.. the total combined cost IF you have it restored (will not be cheap), my vote from the information given is, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it!"

If and when it ever breaks and needs the Top off, do everything you can. For now, it doesn't seem worth it to spend the money needed to restore or rather, re-build.

Thanks Ken. Care to venture an opinion on origin/ region/ maker(s) etc? It used to have hat peg tuners-BTW

I've never posted pics of this bass before.

Bri