Romania, 1972

[Thomas Erickson]

Interesting, thanks for posting that.

I think this bass may have come to the US in the white and had some things done to it when new; the varnish seems to be spirit over an oil base of some sort, which is where that gross color is, and it seems to be assembled with hide glue with the exception of the bass bar and a few repaired seams which have some white glue in them. No warped neck on this one - the maple is plain, but is one of the heaviest, thickest necks I've seen around.

Overall I kind of like the bass, which is the only reason I'm considering doing anything with it, since clearly it isn't worth much...

I'm thinking about what to do with the neck and wondering if I should bother resetting the dovetail or just convert it to a proper mortise. If it were coming apart that would make the choice more obvious, but as it is, the neck seems quite solid.