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Okay, I got a little more information on the bass over the weekend while I was at my parents' place for a wedding. It's a 1952 Kay 6-footer. The damage doesn't look too terrible to me. I forgot to snap pictures, but it's really just the area surrounding the endpin--maybe a 4-by-4-inch...

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Thanks for the quick response. Contacting the UM professor is a great idea. Guarneri will definitely be getting a call too.

My folks have a very old blonde upright bass that has been passed down through the family. They recently moved into a new house and, after the move, noticed that the bottom of the body of the bass was damaged pretty badly. The bass was in a padded soft case, which clearly wasn't protective...