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Double Bass 1776 bass?
- Thread starter sjd007
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- Mar 19, 2002
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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.
CRemona
Italy is how I read it.
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.............
Italy is how I read it.
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.............
- Mar 19, 2002
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- President: Upton Bass String Instrument Co.
Clarification then...I meant to say JUST the city.
Sovereign states in 1776: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_in_1776
Italy as a sovereign state name didn't exist yet.
Of course and a great point, Eric.
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.
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.
Very true. I also wouldn't expect an Italian luthier from that era to use the English form "Italy" rather than "Italia."
Maybe it's by the famous maker C. Remona of 1776 Italy street?
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.
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.
- Jan 12, 2004
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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.
Paul (Eh_train)
Paul (Eh_train)
