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Old 12-17-2013, 02:14 PM
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Another possibility is that it's a factory French or German instrument that Baker imported and put his own label on.
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Old 12-17-2013, 04:36 PM
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Another possibility is that it's a factory French or German instrument that Baker imported and put his own label on.
I doubt that. The wood looks like domestic maple, similar to other Yankee basses. Imports would not have carvings like that in the button. Never seen one.
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