Gerbruder Schuster bass info?

[Ken Smith]

Looking now in my main book for German makers, I was correct on my memory of this firm that they are not makers so you will see instruments made by many and sold by them. All kinds of instruments.

In the leading book of German makers by Jalovec he lists the following;

Schuster Gebruder; Markneukirchen, 20th cent. Music department store supplying instruments throughout Germany and also exporting them. They used the label Cid with the name of the model following, and Tartini :the instruments were made by various makers.

So, that bass, might be something they bought and sold or, the maker just bought the gears from them. That is somewhat of a Hawkes/Panormo copy type model as well by the shape. That model I believe came after 1889, first contracted by Hawkes & Son in London. I have seen the same model by Dölling and J.Rubner, early 20th century. Again, I doubt there claim of mid 19th century.