Tyrol/Tirol bassics..(Blockless style)

[Alex Smith]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

If you have an integrated bass bar, it needs to be fixed and modified to a normal type bar, chalk fitted and installed without any spring at all. Springing a bass bar is the root cause or many a collapsed top.

The bass bar was replaced during the restoration. Can't speak for the springing, but considering the level of work done on the rest of the bass, I imagine it was done well.