Talk of Fakes (or Antiqued newer Basses) came up......

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

The quote in question was from an old book I have and made in reference to the Fendts that made many copies and forgeries of Strad and Guarnieri. To forge, you must make it correctly hence, spelling in your case..

Sorry Ken, my dear friend.
"To forge, you must make it correctly hence, spelling in your case.."
Should I read this sentence more in context? I understand that the quote is from an old book. Where was the book written?
Did the author of this old book explain things with little faces? (I'm teasing with this one!)
So, to forge, you must get things right - is that what you're saying?
What is the spelling that you are referring to?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Richard Prowse

Sorry Ken, my dear friend.
"To forge, you must make it correctly hence, spelling in your case.."
Should I read this sentence more in context? I understand that the quote is from an old book. Where was the book written?
Did the author of this old book explain things with little faces? (I'm teasing with this one!)
So, to forge, you must get things right - is that what you're saying?
What is the spelling that you are referring to?

The Book is from England, the same place where the makers are he referred to. The word was practise (from 'practise to deceive'), spelled (spelt?) practice.

ok?

[Richard Prowse]

Originally Posted by Ken Smith

The Book is from England, the same place where the makers are he referred to. The word was practise (from 'practise to deceive'), spelled (spelt?) practice.

ok?

Sir Walter will be turning in his grave to think that forgers, most often not 'men of letters', had *******ised his beloved language.
The words 'spelled' and 'spelt' are interchangeable when one is writing, or speaking, the Queen's English.
Were the guys who 'coined' this phrase, in this noble book, the grandparents of modern day 'txt speakers'?
Ken, my dearest friend, one cannot assume that everything written down in the past was spelt correctly.

[Richard Prowse]

What?
B@stard is a non acceptable word?
What have you yankee guys done to my language?

[Adrian Juras]

Ken, I have owned 2 of these "faked" basses in the past. One(a smaller 5/8ths which I had started a thread on TB with) had an older top on it. I had that confirmed by Heinls. The other one was a terrific sounding bass with an incredibly wide lower bout. They both were sold to me as turn of the century German instruments. However, the second one that I bought I knew what it was before paying for it. The prices were not inflated however, and tonally the prices were more than justified. Some of these basses are just wonderful sounding, and you would think they would be able to get the prices they ask just by advertising them as antiqued copies of master basses. Interesting stuff...

[Richard Prowse]

Harry Botham, ex LSO and principal of the NZSO in the very early 1960s, owned a Fendt. I hope my memory is correct here. I took a few lessons off him in the 1970s. He charged NZ$20, which included at least two glasses of Port Wine.