Guitar and Pear-Shaped

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Eric Hochberg

Just found this one. Looks new?

http://www.seccioncontrabajo.com/e-s...76312193260a38

Michele Deconet was known as a great Venetian Luthier but a Bass by him is doubtful. In one book actually the authors research leads him to believe that Deconet didn't make anything but did buy instruments from various makers, some of them lesser known makers and used his own label in them to sell. The gears look German, early 20th century. It might be a new Hungarian antiqued bass. The Scroll looks a bit modern to me. I am not convinced this bass has a chance to be as marked.