J.F. Lott Snr. (John Frederick Lott, 1776-1856)

[Chris Shaw]

Hi Ken,

You are, of course, absolutely right that nobody will ever know for sure who made most of these unlabelled basses. I forgot to say, however, that I have seen a virtually identical bass to mine. It was at Roger Dawson's a few months ago. We put them side by side and they are so similar that they must have been made by the same person. The other bass was stamped Hart inside as I believe yours is, but not on the button like mine. That one belongs to Jani Pensola in the L.S.O.

All the best,
Chris.