Tyrol, bohemian , German?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Charles A Thomas

The shape of my purfling on the back of my bass is exactly like number two bass

My bass is apart and under the knife. The Luthier doing the work thinks its late 19th century (1880-1890), not earlier. So, compare it to mine to date yours. Sears advertised these as late as 1937 so I guess it ended when the war started.

Some were unpurfled. Woods varied from plain to fancy. Mine with all the flame and purfling I have to say was the top of the heap at that time but don't know what was being made when. Importing allows the buyer to choose and order the models desired. The older ones made and used in Europe were not necessarly the same as the models imported in the later pre-war era. Also, mine had Hatpegs on plates before the French gears were fitted. All the pics on the old ads from the 1920s and '30s show metal machines, not hatpegs.