Youre clearly a witch and must be burned
how dare you suggest that there is zero practical difference between two choices ?
you’ll be trying to tell me “old wood” is fundamentally different to slightly less old wood next 🤷♂️
Serial not found is a big red flag
the blocks probably are stickers, but the ferrule and string retainers look a bit hooky to me, exactly as they did to @HeadlessBassist
I’d say it was a bitsa
Youre a martyr and a true inspiration to all who aspire to personal purity
quite like the idea of the neep one and the les Paul (bass obviously, not the weedy kind) 🤮
I was told by a luthier and professional db player (who made his own cello, as you do) that on an acoustic db it’s not that important to be precise as the note takes longer to form as a sound by which time you’ve moved on to the next note.
and breathe….