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08-14-2005, 11:05 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | | Parquet bass?
In my lesson today, my teacher mentioned a guy in Santa Cruz who makes Double basses out of parquet flooring.
Has anyone else heard of this?
-Daniel Y
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08-14-2005, 11:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA USA | | | I wonder if it sounds better when you walk on it....
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08-15-2005, 05:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | I want some of whatever you guys are smokin', snortin' and/or drinkin'! 
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08-15-2005, 05:24 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | If it was parakeet flooring would it really talk to you? 
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08-15-2005, 02:27 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wellington, New Zealand | | The story I got from my teacher is that this parquet-Luthier is mainly a sax player.
When he hires bass-players for a gig, he insists they play one of his unique basses.  |
08-15-2005, 03:30 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Maui | | | Maybe Jefe Bollbach could drop by his shop and apply one of his patented Guy Lombardo Wax Finishes. |
08-15-2005, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Marcus Johnson Maybe Jefe Bollbach could drop by his shop and apply one of his patented Guy Lombardo Wax Finishes. | Perfect timing!
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08-18-2005, 04:10 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Ridgewood, NJ | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Peck_Time
When he hires bass-players for a gig, he insists they play one of his unique basses. | Kill me now.
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08-18-2005, 04:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | This guy must've heard about Dizzy making all the drummers use that big Chinese cymbal he used to have! 
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