Looking for bass headstock plate

[Scott Van Tine]

I acquired a 1960's royal artist bruno violin style bass back in the 80's and it didn't have the headstock label plate on it although I see the holes where it would have been mounted. Anyway I'm looking for the plate to get it back in restored condition. Anyone know where to look?

 

[Reedt2000]

Man, that's a needle in a haystack search. You can keep an eye on ebay, stuff like that comes up although very often overpriced with the "rare" and "vintage" monikers. You could also search for fan groups both for the brand, and era. You might find someone with a destroyed neck or project you could buy. The other option would be looking to 3D printing companies that could recreate it. That's probably the fastest, and maybe cheapest way to go.

 

[kgbeast]

Lets see if on a chance, this thread gets noticed by a member or a lurker who has one of these and will sell it to you.

Other than that you probably have to make it at this point. I am not sure if you need 3D printing, this can be done on a cnc mill which you can probably find locally. It will take a bit work to draw this up as an exact replica, however, if you are ok just using one of the standard fonts, it should not be to expensive of a drafting fee. If you are reasonably good in some CAD or Illustrator/Inkscape and can make the drawing yourself, you probably can get somone with cnc cut this out of walnut or something like that. I think "Rockler Woodworking" has a cnc router at their stores for small projects like this.

Not sure if this legit
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[Scott Van Tine]

Man, that's a needle in a haystack search. You can keep an eye on ebay, stuff like that comes up although very often overpriced with the "rare" and "vintage" monikers. You could also search for fan groups both for the brand, and era. You might find someone with a destroyed neck or project you could buy. The other option would be looking to 3D printing companies that could recreate it. That's probably the fastest, and maybe cheapest way to go.

 

[kineticdg]

I would look at metal etching or laser etching, I haven’t done either in a very long time but they can be used for creating one-off plates like this for not too much $$$.

 

[Scott Van Tine]

Hey everybody. Thanks for the input. Believe it or not after being lost for 40 years my wife found the plate stuck in an old jewelry box that laid untouched in a drawer for that long. Apparently I put it there and forgot about it. Amazing. Thanks a

lot for the group.

 

[Matt Liebenau]

Wow! Fantastic that you found it!

 

[Reedt2000]

Hey everybody. Thanks for the input. Believe it or not after being lost for 40 years my wife found the plate stuck in an old jewelry box that laid untouched in a drawer for that long. Apparently I put it there and forgot about it. Amazing. Thanks a View attachment 5073882 lot for the group.

Or that...

 

[rockinrayduke]

Man, that's a needle in a haystack search. You can keep an eye on ebay, stuff like that comes up although very often overpriced with the "rare" and "vintage" monikers. You could also search for fan groups both for the brand, and era. You might find someone with a destroyed neck or project you could buy. The other option would be looking to 3D printing companies that could recreate it. That's probably the fastest, and maybe cheapest way to go.

Best idea yet!

 

[Zooberwerx]

Hey everybody. Thanks for the input. Believe it or not after being lost for 40 years my wife found the plate stuck in an old jewelry box that laid untouched in a drawer for that long. Apparently I put it there and forgot about it. Amazing. Thanks a View attachment 5073882 lot for the group.

Go buy a lotto ticket.

Now all we need are the era-correct mounting screws.

Riis

 

[2saddleslab]

This reminds me of a time I found an original Dano Longhorn in some small town shop in Indiana. Got it for $90.00 because a previous owner gave it a zebra stripe treatment, which I quickly restored to original.

About a year later I happened to stop by the same store and reiterated the story to the owner who said "oh, I forgot to give you the case." He still had the original case which he handed over to me. Shocked!

 

[Scott Van Tine]

I acquired a 1960's royal artist bruno violin style bass back in the 80's and it didn't have the headstock label plate on it although I see the holes where it would have been mounted. Anyway I'm looking for the plate to get it back in restored condition. Anyone know where to look?
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Finally Got the plate attached and now my baby is pristine.

 

[Slater]

Believe it or not after being lost for 40 years my wife found the plate stuck in an old jewelry box that laid untouched in a drawer for that long.

Wives can usually find anything.

 

[Scott Van Tine]

Isn't that the truth !!!!!

 

[Ben Esparza]

That’s why they are the best archeologists…THEY LOVE TO DIG UP THE PAST! LOL!