When does an "old" bass become a "new" bass.

[Tomas Bouda]

what if you had to save an old bass which hadn't been played in 200 years, and had moss growing all over the top? you'd have to replace the spongy, decayed wood right?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Tomas Bouda

what if you had to save an old bass which hadn't been played in 200 years, and had moss growing all over the top? you'd have to replace the spongy, decayed wood right?

spongy, decayed wood?

Never seen that. Have you? Not played in 200 years? I have had basses not played from 50-100 years in my hands but never saw anything spongy or decayed about it. Just falling apart.

Maybe if the bass was left in the woods or a muddy basement,, maybe but still, I have never heard of spongy, decayed wood on an old bass.