Hawkes & Son.. (The Official KSB Hawkes Bass Discussion Thread)

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Eric Hochberg

Ken, this bass reminds me of a Hawkes a friend of mine was considering a few years ago. I think that bass lived in Kansas City at the time. I remember a broken violin corner repair... Can you tell if that is the original scroll?

The Restorer seems to believe it is as well as all the others that have seen it. Still, no guarantee but it does fit the Bass well. It was a 3-string Scroll and was converted a long time ago from the similar but not identical 4th Gear used.

I will try and find out where the Bass was before 2003/4, the completion date of the restoration being 2004.