French Bass full restoration

[Arnold Schnitzer]

That bass needs a new bass bar, IMHO. Removing the old bar will also allow you to tweak the graduations beneath it. Having worked on many old French basses like yours, I can state with relative certainty that the top table is too thick for a good, strong tone. The absolutists out there will hate what I've just stated, but as you've said, the owner wants a killer bass, not a decent one.