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12-14-2011, 11:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | |  1888 Joseph Bohmann fiver.
Fairly well known bass around here. Gorgeous 1888 Joseph Bohmann five string (low B), 7/8 double bass for sale. I bought the bass in 1977 and am the first player/owner due to an estate squabble.
Triple purfling, double ebony inlays down the back plate, five piece neck/scroll (three curly maple and two ebony). Mother of pearl eyes in the scroll tips. Fingerboard laid over the side to accomodate low B string and too much more to go into detail here. Recordings/videos available under TBDB recordings forum also by Googling my name.
Pics, below.
$25,000. Firm.
EDIT: the reason it says 1915 on the cast iron machines is that they were patented and added to the bass at that date.
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12-14-2011, 11:17 AM
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Shoulder humps.....inluence of a Maggini violone.
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12-14-2011, 11:21 AM
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More amazing work and yes it sounds as good as it looks.
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12-14-2011, 11:24 AM
| | | | Bump for 'wow'.
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12-14-2011, 11:29 AM
|  | Registered User | | | | Guy's got zero feedback, and he's looking for 25 large? Tall order. 
Kidding aside, your bass is...I don't have the words. This has gotta hurt, and I wish you well.
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12-14-2011, 12:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Denver-CO-USA | |  Paul I am totally speechless!!
What are you gonna play now?
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12-14-2011, 12:28 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Dallas, Texas | | | Oh my gosh! I can't believe you are selling your bass!
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12-14-2011, 12:35 PM
|  | UK Double Bassist | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Leeds, UK | | | I'm sorry you are having to sell your bass. One buyer will be very lucky though as thats an amazing instrument. |
12-14-2011, 02:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN | | | oh no Paul, WHY! what a bass. |
12-14-2011, 05:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | |
Thanks for your concern, ya'll.
Had a tough year with spinal surgery followed by a respiratory infection that kept my off gigs.
This is just something that has to be done for financial reasons.
Bijoux, i'll get something to play to get back in after the sale.
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12-14-2011, 05:13 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Denver-CO-USA | | | So sorry Paul. I had no idea.
Hope things are better and you are on the road to recovery.
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12-14-2011, 05:24 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC, Astoria | | | Paul, hope you're doing better and keep getting better. Make sure the Berlin Phil bass section knows about this sale too. |
12-14-2011, 05:32 PM
| | Registered User | | | | | Send me a flight case. I'll send you back a Joe German lammy to borrow until whenever. It's nothing great but it amplifies well. I'm not playing it right now and have had a lot of good fortune come my way this year so this would be a good time to pay some things forward.
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12-14-2011, 06:37 PM
| | Inadvertent Microtonalist | | Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Portland, ME | | | Get better; be better. I wish you didn't have to part from this unique bass which you are so attuned-to.
You'd sound amazing on anything, PW, but it's some sad to see that put to the test.
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12-14-2011, 06:39 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maynard MA | | | Best of luck to you Paul. I wish you well.
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12-14-2011, 07:17 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Dallas, Texas | | | I've always admired your bass Mr. Warburton. Sure wish I could afford it.
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12-14-2011, 10:48 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN | | | I am also really sorry to hear about this. I hope everything works out okay.
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12-15-2011, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by KUNGfuSHERIFF  Send me a flight case. I'll send you back a Joe German lammy to borrow until whenever. It's nothing great but it amplifies well. I'm not playing it right now and have had a lot of good fortune come my way this year so this would be a good time to pay some things forward. | This's great and thanks, man, but my luthier here in Denver, Bob Ross, will keep me covered with a loaner until I find one that I like enough to buy.
Thanks again for all the nice remarks and concern.
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12-15-2011, 09:16 AM
| | Registered User | | | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul Warburton This's great and thanks, man, but my luthier here in Denver, Bob Ross, will keep me covered with a loaner until I find one that I like enough to buy. | Don't mention it.
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12-15-2011, 10:26 AM
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