Recent content by kurt ratering

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    Double Bass Crack repair Q&A

    could you tell me what the stamp says? i had a bass a while ago that had a similar stamp on it... mine is hard to read, but i think it says h.m.cusak, violin maker, toronto ont. nov (?) 7 xxxx
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    Double Bass Carpenters glue removal

    maybe try warming the knife?
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    1940'S ANDREA MORELLI *PRICE DROP*

    damn! up next on hoarders... :)
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    Double Bass Basses in cold weather

    do you have electricity up there? youre going to need a humidifier either way... gonna be dry up there with or without a fire... is it carved or ply?
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    Double Bass A message from Chuck Traeger

    yes, it will steve....
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    Double Bass revolution in bass bars

    ha! bass bar...
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    Jean Baudin

    crazy basses though
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    Double Bass Chisel Technique and Safety… Do and Don’ts

    at least wounds from sharp tools heal quickly and cleanly
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    1/2 labeled juzek ply $800

    got a commiment to buy today. please archive. thank you!
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    1/2 labeled juzek ply $800

    yes, it is. i bought this from a fellow tber after he rescued it from a dumpster with the intentions of somehow getting it to my brother in colorado. but now i want a new camera...
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    1/2 labeled juzek ply $800

    1/2 juzek ply. finish a little chippy, but edges and arches are healthy, and the neck and pegbox are unbroken. spiro e,a,d and obligato g. meausrements coming soon...
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    Double Bass New buzz on newly-sanded fingerboard on my Juzek bass

    if he just focused on the trouble spot, he may have sanded a new bump futher up the board.
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    Double Bass Bass Bar

    excellent