Suggestions about age of old german wreck?

[Sebastian Nordstrom]

Thank you very much for taking time to answer, Ken

I see what you mean, about the bass being "blockless" or not.
Time will tell. The bass will probably be taken apart at some point.

I've never heard this bass but the player who had it before me says it had a nice sound. It was never his main instrument since the condition has been quite bad for a very long time, but he used to have in his practice room when he went to school. I think the dimensions are nice - it's quite small. And I like the shape of the f-holes. I wouldn't go as far as to say they are beatiful but I think they have some crude charm.

I had the idea that this should be a super slow repair made by myself, as a way to learn how to do repairs. Perhaps it's too difficult. We will see, I'm trying to read and find as much info as I can about all of the repairs that will be necessary (which is basically every repair one could think of...).

/ Sebastian