Jacobus Hornsteiner

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Paul Warburton

Mine was a different pattern. The FF's weren't as low slung as yours. The machines had brass caps on the cogs and no purfling design on the back. Only two ebony pins going into the button. Goldish varnish before the fire.

Well, being that the name/label 'Jacobus Hornsteiner' was a trade name for imported basses and not an actual person, I think we can safely assume that bass models and even suppliers of the basses to the USA importer could have easily changed over the years. Any idea on how old 'your' bass was in 1963? I guess for the age now, just add 48 years to that number. Mine looks to be from the 1920s or so comparing the style to other basses I have seen with Morelli, Pfretzschner and Juzek labels in them. Mine I think had Hatpeg gears in it before as these machines, regardless of being old are not original to the bass and from a later period.