Yet Another Bass ID

[Manuel Jauregui]

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[Manuel Jauregui]

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[Ken Smith]

Early 20th century Saxon/Bohemian bass. Czech basses are usually Flatback and without the outer linings. Also, the neck button looks more German than Czech but made near the border I think.

[Manuel Jauregui]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

Early 20th century Saxon/Bohemian bass. Czech basses are usually Flatback and without the outer linings. Also, the neck button looks more German than Czech but made near the border I think.

thanks!, and wow!, that was quick indeed.....the year 1897 was passed along when I purchased it, but I don't know what to make of the label.....would you say, dear Mr. Smith, that late 1800s might be a possibility considering what you can see?

that label is pretty mind boggling, I'm thinking czech cyrillic, ideas?

also, and I know you're good, so that's why I ask.....what do you make of the restoration/repair work (if anything)?

thanks again!

[Ken Smith]

From your pics I see a lot of repairs but I don't have the bass here to say more. The condition is fairly good for a bass the age I estimated. Basses are big and break easily. I think my estimation is correct. +/- 20 years. Who knows for sure without a witness that was there or an exact label and date that is confirmed but seeing other exact basses and dates. Hard to say.

Being a round back, I think it is a nice bass. Enjoy it.

[Manuel Jauregui]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

From your pics I see a lot of repairs but I don't have the bass here to say more. The condition is fairly good for a bass the age I estimated. Basses are bog and break easily. I think my estimation is correct. +/- 20 years. Who knows for sure without a witness that was there or an exact label and date that is confirmed but seeing other exact basses and dates. Hard to say.

Being a round back, I think it is a nice bass. Enjoy it.

enjoying it for years now, great sounding bass, very good all around......I will start looking into the language/alphabet the washed out label is written onto, maybe I can take a name out of it, hopefully a year......the fact that it's so hard to read suggests me that the label is as old as the bass is, but maybe that's just wishful thinking

on the neck button it says "Belegni", but I'm guessing that's the name of the luthier who did the restoration here in Buenos Aires, Argentina, many decades ago.....we have tons of Italian sur-names in this city, about 30/40% of the population have Italian ancestors

I'm all ears if anyone else wants to jump in and take a guess, thanks!

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Manuel Jauregui

I'm all ears if anyone else wants to jump in and take a guess, thanks!

Take a Guess? Do you want an educated opinion or a guessing contest?

That only works if you know the answer. Right? .. lol

[Manuel Jauregui]

sorry, forgot to rotate them, please feel free to twist your monitor/phone/tablet/head and my apologies for any headaches I might facilitate