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Old 06-29-2011, 03:55 PM
Eric Hochberg Eric Hochberg is offline
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Take the bass apart and re-graduate the plates as well as re-build everything else and you will have in the end, Italian-like dimensions made from German wood.

I have seen this done and the results were amazing. Usually, a bass with a sound that's 2-4x its quality in pedigree value and in good repair order in as well the end.

So in closing, do not take for granted a German Shop bass. The way in which it was made and the results unaltered is 'Not' all it can be!
Thanks for this info, as I have been thinking about this for my "Juzek". Might be a cost effective way to get into a higher level instrument, and I get to keep a bass that's been with me 30 years.
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