didnt look at eBay...but red flag is the label saying Italy and 1776. Italy didn't exist by that name until the mid to late 1800's. That's why Italian labels always had the city where the luthier practiced.
A friend sent me the pics yesterday for some feed-back on it.
I told him what I thought about the bass from what I could tell from the outrageously awful, foggy prints.
I have definate ideas about it but, for a change, I'm gonna keep my mouth shut (again, no remarks please) and sit back and watch the fire works.
Go fer it.............
__________________ Oh, no.....have we gone OT yet again? "The opportunity was there...but it never presented itself."Phil Urso, 1980. :atoz:
I just thought you might have had some trouble making out the Cremona part on the label because he or she capitalized the R as well as the C.
Anyway, your observation is only the tip of a pretty strange iceberg when you see all the shots.
__________________ Oh, no.....have we gone OT yet again? "The opportunity was there...but it never presented itself."Phil Urso, 1980. :atoz:
Can't tell for sure it says Italy but accoording to wiki, Italy (would be Italia if written in Italian) only applied to the southern part of the country before it was the official name)
Cremona is in the North.
I guess no matter what, I'd have to have someone who knows what they are doing authenticate it before investing anything.
Well, someone bought themselves $1375 worth of "CRemona Italy, 1776". Buyer beware. It looked to me like a German shop bass from MAYBE a hundred years ago, badly refinished, and perhaps with a different neck stuck on.
and sit back and watch the fire works.
