Re-born..

[Anselm Hauke]

Nice looking bass.
i wish you had soundclips/videos on your website.

can you tell where exactly it was found and who restored it?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

Nice looking bass.
i wish you had soundclips/videos on your website.

can you tell where exactly it was found and who restored it?

It was found in one part of Europe and fixed in another part of Europe but being tweaked and set-up in USA. That's all I can say but regardless, the most important is the quality of the work which looks pretty good. The semi-repair pics in progress only show part of the work. Inside, the bass looks much more complete in the end.

Sound clips mighty happen one of these days. The biggest problem will be who plays. Might have to be me!

[Anselm Hauke]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

It was found in one part of Europe and fixed in another part of Europe but being tweaked and set-up in USA. That's all I can say but regardless, the most important is the quality of the work which looks pretty good. The semi-repair pics in progress only show part of the work. Inside, the bass looks much more complete in the end.

Sound clips mighty happen one of these days. The biggest problem will be who plays. Might have to be me!

ken, thanks for the quick reply.

please don´t let us wait too long for the soundclips!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Anselm Hauke

ken, thanks for the quick reply.

please don´t let us wait too long for the soundclips!

Ok, I'll start practicing more..

[Matthew Tucker]

Is the restoration Stefan Krattenmacher's work?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Matthew Tucker

Is the restoration Stefan Krattenmacher's work?

No. Why, does it look like his work?

It was done by one of the top Luthiers in Hungary in or around Budapest.

Arnold has it at the moment for some set-up work and adjustments.

[Matthew Tucker]

Stefan uses similar horizontal cleating and i've seen a similar button decoration on his website I think.

Actually, looking at the cleats, I think I'd be a bit wary of the really long horizontal spruce cleats working loose. The linen work looks good.