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Old 10-04-2011, 01:40 PM
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It´s a one piece maple back...

The supposedmaker is J. Thibouville-Lamy
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Old 10-04-2011, 02:32 PM
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It´s a one piece maple back...

The supposed maker is J. Thibouville-Lamy
That was one of my guesses but they copied most previous makers styles and made many many basses in all grades in their factory. Factory OF J. Thibouville-Lamy is the supposed maker, not Lamy himself.
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Old 10-04-2011, 07:15 PM
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What about the one piece maple flat back? Is it a good thing? I know it´s not very common...
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Old 10-04-2011, 10:29 PM
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What about the one piece maple flat back? Is it a good thing? I know it´s not very common...
The grain and figure is a bit wild and the bass has a lot of cracks. I don't see that as good, just what it is. A 2 pc back might have been more stable than one big piece twisting around and splitting. Maybe.
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Old 10-06-2011, 10:23 AM
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