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12-18-2008, 04:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | | My New Old French Bass
The check is in the… Fed Ex truck. I’ve just bought this beauty from String Emporium: http://www.stringemporium.com/jaquet-gand-front-pop.htm http://www.stringemporium.com/jaquet-gand-side-pop.htm http://www.stringemporium.com/jacquet-gand-back-pop.htm http://www.stringemporium.com/Jacque...scroll-pop.htm http://www.stringemporium.com/jacque...f-hole-pop.htm http://www.stringemporium.com/jaquet-gand-edges-pop.htm
Right out of the box, I was a bit disappointed. It hadn’t been played in a year. Later in the day, I brought it to a concert I was doing with Darla Coolman (Todd’s wife) in a chamber orchestra. She bowed the hell out of it and it really opened up.
Next some tweaking by Arnold Schnitzer on the soundpost, bridge, and tailpiece, and it got even bigger. Formerly a jazz bass, it’s set up with Flexocors; Arnold put a Spiro E on it. He played one note and we broke up. You could go out for coffee waiting for the sustain to stop.
The Flexocors have a quick decay, of course, but at home I began walking ‘If I Were a Bell’ changes and it started giving that punch and nasal howl that PC got.
I’m happy.
Steve Koscica made this transaction simple and easy. You’d never know that it took place between Arizona and New Jersey. Have no fear. It would be more of a hassle buying a bass in Manhattan, 30 minutes away. Steve shipped the bass in a flight case for me to try. It came with a return bill of lading filled out. So I’m sending him his flight case…empty. In between, we had a very friendly conversation about basses and bass people.
In case you think I’ve left the reservation, not so. Arnold Schnitzer got us together; otherwise, none of this would have happened. A class act.
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12-18-2008, 04:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | So beautiful! Enjoy!
RD |
12-18-2008, 05:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Frickin' yummy. Well done, me lad.
Just goes to show you.... the only way to get what you really want for Christmas is to do the shopping yourself. |
12-18-2008, 05:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Marvelous, Texas | | | OOOOooooooo She's a beauty |
12-18-2008, 05:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Houston | | | i was looking at this bass a few weeks ago on the string emporium website. looks really nice and im sure it sounds just as good! |
12-18-2008, 05:08 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta | | | That's basically my wish bass. Thanks for the details.
PM the cost if you will. It's super gorgeous.
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12-18-2008, 05:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Marysville, WA | | | Thanks Don!
Thanks for filling in the details of how you got the bass. Glad all worked out so well for you. The bass I bought from Steve
worked out to be the best bass I have owned. He IS great to work with and is super reliable. |
12-18-2008, 05:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Princeville, Kauai | | | Beautiful..Simply Beautiful! |
12-18-2008, 05:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | | Gorgeous! |
12-18-2008, 05:47 PM
|  | Official Forum Flunkee | | Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA | | THat old thing? It's all beat up and scratched up. Who'd want that?!?! 
Good to see a long distance transaction like that. Makes it even more inviting to try it. Congrats. |
12-18-2008, 05:52 PM
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Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | Oh, that's beautiful Don! Congratulations. I especially love the back wood  |
12-18-2008, 05:54 PM
|  | Moderator Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Bloomington, IN | |  
That bass was MINE! Dang.
Steve recommended that one to me back in February when I was looking to spend my bass repair money on another axe; he kept saying the repair to the neck wasn't quite finished yet, and eventually I went with something else. Then he called me a couple of months ago just to say "it's ready, would you still like to buy it?" and the timing just could not work.
From everything he said, it's a killer. Congrats, Don! |
12-18-2008, 10:54 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Marysville, WA | | | Congratulations Don ! Hope it plays as nice as it looks because it sure is nice looking. New and shiny just doesn't do it for me like a bass that's well broken in and has character. That bass is some serious eye candy. Enjoy !
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12-18-2008, 11:09 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada | | So how many basses do you own, anyways? 
Congrats man she's gorgeous!
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12-18-2008, 11:42 PM
| | | | Man that bass is clean. Those edges are amazing.
What are the dimensions? |
12-19-2008, 12:15 AM
| | 'Woodworker - Witch Doctor - Luthier'
Owner/The Bass Spa, String Repairman/L & M Vancouver | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crescent Beach, BC | | | The dimensions are still on the String Emporium site Phil. |
12-19-2008, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Jake deVilliers  The dimensions are still on the String Emporium site Phil. | They got all kinds of good **** out there.
In the desert. Who knew. I thought there was nothing between NY and California but Ohio. |
12-19-2008, 12:50 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | Don,
Having dealt with both Arnold and Steve, I second the verdict that they are both first class guys! Congrtas on the bass.
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12-19-2008, 11:12 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by mattfong So how many basses do you own, anyways? | Four; two are for sale.
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12-19-2008, 11:14 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Uncletoad Those edges are amazing. | Appearance-wise, they're my favorite part.
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