Recent content by Michael Berris

No, it's just the one bass. The lighting is different in some photos but it is only one instrument. The centre of the sides is original, but the upper and lower sides were severely damaged and replaced some years ago.

Thanks for your input thus far. Some more photos attached as per request. The cracks have all been repaired some time ago, (yes, at considerable expense) and the bass is in otherwise good condition. It's tone is exceptional compared to others I have owned and played.

I have a three stringed bass and bow that were purchased by my great grand father in the mid-lands of England (probably Leeds) somewhere probably between 1880 and 1890. They were in all probability second hand at the time as he was in impoverished Salvation Army officer. They have been in my...