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Old 11-11-2010, 11:57 PM
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i know, keep it to the basses...i get it. however, i've recently come across this cello with bass tuners on it and i've never seen anything like it before. basically i'm hoping that somebody here could help me put a date on this instrument. it is a fully carved cello, with lots of repairs. it has an ebonized maple fingerboard. no date/label that i can see. PLEASE HELP!
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Old 11-12-2010, 01:12 AM
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basically i'm hoping that somebody here could help me put a date on this instrument.
And how do you think anyone is going to be able to do that?
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Old 11-12-2010, 05:20 AM
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i know, keep it to the basses...i get it. however, i've recently come across this cello with bass tuners on it and i've never seen anything like it before. basically i'm hoping that somebody here could help me put a date on this instrument. it is a fully carved cello, with lots of repairs. it has an ebonized maple fingerboard. no date/label that i can see. PLEASE HELP!
I was going to make jokes, but then it didn't seem like very good sport.

Seriously man, how can anyone comment on an instrument we can't see?
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Old 11-12-2010, 05:30 AM
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Old 11-12-2010, 05:32 AM
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I was hoping that someone would prove to know something about cellos and when - if ever - using hat peg tuners was common. I also should have mentioned that the pics I attached were the tuners in question.

As a side note, why is the culture here so virulent?
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Old 11-12-2010, 05:37 AM
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As a side note, why is the culture here so virulent?
sorry tomas, i should have added this:
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I was hoping that someone would prove to know something about cellos and when - if ever - using hat peg tuners was common. I also should have mentioned that the pics I attached were the tuners in question.

As a side note, why is the culture here so virulent?
Nobody here is being mean or looking to take a shot at you. If you want opinions or comments on an instrument, just post photos of the thing and what you know about it.


I can't speak for anyone else, but to me a post with a couple of blurry cellphone photos asking for someone to "date" an instrument might as well say "I found this old looking thing at a garage sale, please tell me that it is old and worth a lot of money".
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Old 11-12-2010, 06:10 AM
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Here you go, everyone! Enjoy!

By the way, thomas - is that your GSD in your profile pic? Just adopted a puppy a few months ago myself!
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The instrument has a few open seams and was unfortunately repaired 'in house' by some previous owner!
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