Congratulations on your new bass - I nearly bought that very one myself!
I went down to see Paul a couple of weeks ago, really nice guy who obviously loves what he does and produces excellent hand-made English Double Basses for a very reasonable price... I don't think he had the Lott when I was there but I tried the Panormo and the Solo. The Solo was lovely, well finished and with the Bel Canto strings on it sounded sweet. It's a very compact bass and felt comfortable, but just a little too small for me...
He's a snap of Paul, myself and said bass...
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Hope it gives you many years of satisfaction - enjoy