I believe by the time the moron filled in the sides of the new violin shape, the soul had departed this world entirely. I am neither an atheist nor an animist, but mojo too is gone forever for this thing. Whatever was around for Mayall snoring was a pleasant memory, and nobody that heard or played this poor thing back in those days had anything to do with the post-mortem. Just badness.
Spiritually there is no greater proof of universal good than the sight Bobby Orr flying through the air in a Bruins uniform, and no greater proof of evil than him hobbling around in a Black Hawks uniform - and this bass.