I think I just scored another one... this time a '63

[Dave W]

Doesn't surprise me that they use hide glue . When I referred to the hype, it's because in some quarters you hear about how permanent it is, since there are some examples of centuries-old hide glue joints that have held. That tells you nothing about how many have failed.

[godofthunder]

Beautiful! I  would have hit that.

[Rob]

Naw, that was shortly after ze war, we still had food stamps and ate the hide glue. On Sundays.

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We did too and call it Jello.

[Stjofön Big]

Just for kicks, here's another old one. And, hrrrmm, it's the bass I'm talking about:

[Dave W]

Just for kicks, here's another old one. And, hrrrmm, it's the bass I'm talking about: ..

There was a bass in that video?

[ilan]

A first year 500/1 - 1956 with the bar pickups, and the treble pickup near the bridge

[Dave W]

A first year 500/1 - 1956 with the bar pickups, and the treble pickup near the bridge

I was joking.

[ilan]

I know

[Stjofön Big]

I also...

[westen44]

There was a bass in that video?

[uwe]

She was sown into that garment.

[ilan]

Took the bass to the violin maker yesterday. He said next week I'll get the bass back.

By the way, he's the guy working on Myrna Herzog's smashed 1660 viola da gamba - here's the story in The Strad -  I saw it yesterday, it will take him at least a year to finish the restoration project. So I believe that my Höfner is in good hands and will be better than when it was new.

We chatted a little about "relic'ing". In violin making this started in the 17th century. He showed me an upright he built for his wife (an accomplished classical player. Absolutely amazing instrument. It was strung with high-tension strings and had medium-high action, like classical players prefer, but still played effortlessly, and sounded huge. I don't know how I'll ever play my upright again) - it's a new bass (~2-3 years old) but looks like a 100 years old instrument. He showed me some details of the process, my jaw dropped. Violin makers are miles ahead of the guitar industry in relic'ing techniques.

Here is a violin he made for his daughter - a replica of the 1679 "Hellier" Stradivarius:

[Dave W]

Yours is obviously in excellent hands.

[ilan]

I'm entertaining a crazy idea, to give him my '65 blonde Senator for a relic job similar to that violin.

[Dave W]

You're right, that's a crazy idea.