Double Bass Warwick/Framus Triumph: restoring it to original?

[BassAgent]

I have a Warwick Triumph from 1981. It is actually a bass from the transitional years between Framus and Warwick:

It used to be a 5-string, but one of the previous owners placed a new nut and bridge and converted it into a 4-string bass. Now that is not that much of a problem. I would, however, love to restore it back to original, if possible. That is possible with a new nut and bridge, because the tuner is still there. But there's a problem. Check out the electronics on this bass:

I don't know exactly what the original electronics layout was like... I know that there used to be a pickup with 5 polepieces and a metal cover. On this one, 1 of the polepieces and the cover are missing. I hope the guy I bought it from still has it, but I'm not sure.
The wire from the pickup where it is now goes into the cavity beneath the original position:

And ends up on the side, beneath a little plastic cover with a jack output on it. That would of course be the original pickup, which has to be replaced to the middle of the body somehow.

Then there's this:

A jack output at the tailpiece, connected to a piezo pickup that is beneath the bridge:

Was that piezo pickup originally there?

Is it possible to restore the bass to original at all?

 

[BassAgent]

It's supposed to end up like this (I think), but then as a 5-string:
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[BassAgent]

Help...please...?

 

[scojack]

Jeez thats a bit of a state
Maybe mail TB User Warwickofficial?
If anyone can help ..he can.

Heres his TB id ......

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/member.php?u=221420

 

[BassAgent]

Well, it's not completely ruined... I hope...

 

[BassAgent]

Hooray! I've got contact with Andreas Egelkraut of the Framus Museum. He told me he doesn't have the document at hand, but can look them up and tell me more

 

[scojack]

Excellent..keep us posted

 

[bassbo]

Here are a few shots of my 1956 model. Refinished, new ebony fingerboard

 

[BassAgent]

The search for the right documents and information seems to be difficult, but they'll be there...

 

[Cavemandan]

I know this thread was posted a long time ago, now, but I was so pleased to find it, as the featured instrument is the only one I have been able to find that is similar to the one I have.

I've started a new thread, here:
Framus Triumph? Or Warwick? In need of some TLC... Any thoughts?
...but I thought it might be worth adding to this one, too.

Below are some photos of my Framus Electric Upright Bass. Unfortunately, the headstock isn't attached and I was wondering if anyone might know how I should go about reattaching it?

I don't know if the electrics are functioning, but I plan to test it with an amp, by touching the pickups once it's connected, in the hope that this might create some contact noise. I'll update the above thread once I've done that.

As you can see, the bodywork lacquer/paint is rather cracked, but I think it looks superficial.

There's some rust on the pickup, mainly the screws, but not too bad.

The bridge doesn't look right to me - is the wooden part missing?

The slider caps are missing...

...as is the spike...

...and it obviously needs a thorough cleaning...

...but all in all, I don't think it's in too bad a condition.

The main difference between my bass and the one posted above by BassAgent, apart from mine being a 4-string, rather than 5, seems to be the legend on the headstock, which says Framus, rather than Warwick.

I wonder if anyone can tell me any more about my particular instrument...? Is it a Warwick from 1981, as above (I'm guessing it is, as everything else looks almost identical), or is it an older Framus from the 60s... or maybe somewhere in-between?

I'd love to be able to restore it, if not entirely to its former glory, then at least to playability, so any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

CMD