Hawkes & Son.. (The Official KSB Hawkes Bass Discussion Thread)

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Brian Gencarelli

Nice bass Ken!

Yes, thanks.. This one I am fairly certain is from Germany. Another one that we are at least 100% sure that it's from Germany is different in it's features from this one but the model and outline are the same. The Varnish looked the same as well but if mine was a Mittenwald contracted bass and the other Markneukirchen made as labeled, then possibly these were imported 'in the white' and then varnished and completed in London. Also, the gears on both bass although different had 'parts' from France like we see on French basses mainly from Mirecourt. One had French handles on the tuners with nice quality German gears and mine has French Gears and worms but English handles. I doubt that Germany did much trading with France in that respect but I am sure that England imported from both thus my theory.