1826 Prescott Doublebass

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Korn

I believe the long strip and 6 cross strips are original as they all very similar and the Prescott label is on top if it. The neck block is new but you can see where the original block or bottom of the neck was. I would think that there wasn't a real block but rather like a guitar with the sides slotted into the neck root.the top and sides were definitely built that way like the church basses. Do you know of any other dated and numbered Prescotts?

Beautiful mid-evil type axe handle gears.

Can we see the other side or the peg-box/gears?