Recent content by Sebbe

Hello there (stumbled on this thread a little late…) I have a VERY similar bass. Outline is basically the same and it is also on the smaller side (like 102-103 cm str. length if I remember correctly). It is supposed to be a Seitz from 1840. When I bought it however, I had no idea who he was. I...

...and I'm hoping I will run into somebody who is looking for the same challange as you are. But preferably a little closer!

Sorry, I should have written "paint"! Not varnish! I don't mean to strip it, just remove those thick stains of some weird modern black paint or whatever it is.

Thank you for answering. I see, so Tyrolean? Interesting. Is it possible to say something about when it could have been made, just from looking at it? Or maybe they looked very similar during the entire period when they were made. I googled blockless wonder. Sounds like a weak construction so...

Hello I was given a "wreck". The previous owner had it for 35+ years and thought about fixing it himself but never got around to it. So he asked if I wanted it and of course I did. Does anybody have an idea of where and when this bass could be from? He (the previous owner) believed it was an...