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another puzzle
Well , I have just had a neck put onto the body of a bass of mine , Ill show that in another thread .
When fetching my bass I asked where the neck came from and was shown this body/to cut a long story short a bought the body for about $100 . What is intriguing is that this bass has been worked on by a number of people over the years , the original finish looks to be gone but the inside of the bass looks to be pretty old ?? I have no idea how to judge this instrument as the outside varnish is new but something tells me that that this may have been a good instrument . Ill include pics of the actual scroll that was on the bass , its actually quite nicely carved. Ok Ken , do your worst !! |
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I think that could be a French bass; definitely worth saving!
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Re-varnished poorly as well as the Scroll in a darker color does hurt the value quite a bit. The Scroll although French as well is no guarantee it belongs to THAT bass. The Scrolls were usually 'Guild' made anyway and were supplied to more then one shop from the same supply but having it all original is a plus. That center wide crossbar is original but the upper and lower bars were maybe added later. The French did not usually mix those two designs that I have seen. |
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What age do you estimate it to be and do you have a pic of a bass that you think may be from the same school and era ? |
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era?
With that model and Cross bar I suspect latter quarter 19th century to early 20th. Just look at the French bass section here and Google Jacquet bass. Plenty of them in the world. I am not claiming exactly that it was made in one of the 3 or 4 Jacquet shops but rather it is in that style. many French makers used practically the exact same pattern. Like the German 3/4 Gamba basses. The all look almost alike as well.
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That huge crossbar is whacky! The soundpost would need to sit on the northern edge of it to be properly placed.
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