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05-09-2009, 02:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pretty much Western Hemisphere | | | My Pop's Last Bass
When I was a kid, my Pop had a Prescott, sold to a player in the Dallas Symphony for mortgage payments. This was his bass of later years. I had it repaired at Stein on Vine in LA, had a Realist p/u installed. Gary said it was maybe Czech or French, late 19th or early 20th century. Its kind of beat, but man it sounds good! Keeps me connected to my Pop.  
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05-09-2009, 02:18 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | That's great, nice to keep connected to Dad. That bass looks fine to me.
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05-09-2009, 04:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New Jersey, USA | | | It looks great honestly. Bet it sounds good too.
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05-09-2009, 06:39 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Brooklyn, NY | | | Interesting f-holes, very large and quite vertical. |
05-09-2009, 09:53 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: south of the Manson-Nixon Line | | Quote: |
Its kind of beat, but man it sounds good! Keeps me connected to my Pop.
| Sweet, man! Wear it in good health. |
05-10-2009, 12:24 PM
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05-10-2009, 12:26 PM
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05-10-2009, 01:24 PM
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05-10-2009, 01:34 PM
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Very, very cool! What a dad.
You are really lucky. 
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05-10-2009, 01:35 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burlington, Canada | | | I'm quite sure it's a Czech, as I have a bass just like it, with the same f-hole positioning and dimensions and a more "vertical" shape. It even has the same finish. The kicker is that most of the chips and cracks appear to be in the same place.
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05-10-2009, 01:41 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pretty much Western Hemisphere | | | Cool!
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Originally Posted by Jordan M  I'm quite sure it's a Czech, as I have a bass just like it, with the same f-hole positioning and dimensions and a more "vertical" shape. It even has the same finish. The kicker is that most of the chips and cracks appear to be in the same place.
First post, by the way. |
He got it from a family of musicians from Poland. How curious the path of this bass...! |
05-10-2009, 01:43 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Gravity Picks | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ohio/West Virginia | | | What a cool thread!
I just posted in the "Show Your Basses" Thread about your pugs.
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05-10-2009, 01:44 PM
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05-10-2009, 01:49 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Seattle, WA | | That's just fantastic, man. I've got a few things that belonged to my dad and I understand when you say that it keeps you feeling connected. Enjoy that bass and your memories and legacy.
The 1st military photo, by the way, is inverted, unless your pop liked to play left handed now and again. [ ] |
05-10-2009, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Indiana | | Thank you so much for sharing those images of your Pop and all the musical ensembles he participated in. I was truly touched by these.
The personal post like this to the forum is what really spins my beanie.
Yeah, you Dad imho was the real deal. I would love to have met him!
Again Thanks a heap! |
05-10-2009, 02:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maryland | | | That picture isn't inverted, read the words and look at the jackets. I guess he's a bit ambidextrous. |
05-10-2009, 02:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2009 Location: Burlington, Canada | | Quote:
Originally Posted by fusoid He got it from a family of musicians from Poland. How curious the path of this bass...! | Forgot to mention that I inherited mine from my father as well. THAT is a coincidence. |
05-10-2009, 02:44 PM
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Originally Posted by ProffesB That picture isn't inverted, read the words and look at the jackets. I guess he's a bit ambidextrous. | I think Pop just went lefty for that shot. He didn't want the missing scroll volutes on that old Kay to show up in another shot.
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05-11-2009, 03:05 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maynard MA | | | This is the kind of thread I really enjoy reading. Sharing your dad's legacy has made my day. Great Story, great bass, great photos and Great Dad! Thanks! |
05-11-2009, 05:08 PM
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