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03-21-2005, 02:06 PM
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Hi:
Yesterday I rented "Ray"... and through the movie a bunch of beautifull Double Basses are shown. I noticed that some of them had bridge adjusters on movie scenes that portrayed the late 40's / early 50's....
Just out of curuiosity, when (arround what year) did bridge adjusters became available ?
Guillermo
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03-21-2005, 04:23 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | | The first ones I remember seeing were the ones done by Paul Toenniges in the late 50's/early 60's.
The wheels in the movie were all wood.....the first wheels were all metal and had long metal spikes coming out to grip for turning.
God, i'm old!
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03-21-2005, 08:51 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2001 Location: Nashville TN | | You want to check out a bizarro looking adjustable bridge? http://www.wedgebridge.com/basswedge.html
Saw this in the latest ISB mag and thought it was the strangest deal I'd ever seen. Somebody needs to get one tell us about it. Come on, you know you want it! |
03-22-2005, 04:32 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Denver, Co. | | | Yeah, I saw this somewhere before Ike. Weird!!
This guy better watch his ass.....don't tell Arnold. He used the word action.
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03-22-2005, 06:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Helsinki, Finland | | | ...He also uses the term Fiddle Bass instead of Bass Fiddle.
This guy funny looking bridges makes.
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03-22-2005, 06:21 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Brooklyn | | | I think in the movie they were also using steel strings. Of COURSE I'd be staring at the historical accuracy of the movie scenes....lol
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03-22-2005, 06:58 AM
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Originally Posted by guillermo Hi:
Yesterday I rented "Ray"... and through the movie a bunch of beautifull Double Basses are shown. I noticed that some of them had bridge adjusters on movie scenes that portrayed the late 40's / early 50's....
Just out of curuiosity, when (arround what year) did bridge adjusters became available ?
Guillermo | Man, if you're gonna get so upset about some adjusters, how do you feel about that one cat playing the Shen?
(kidding)
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03-26-2005, 05:52 PM
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Is this a movie about Ray Brown?.. When was it made?.. Who is in it?.. Where can I buy it?..... Where have I been?? |
03-27-2005, 01:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Maple Valley, WA | | | Hehe, yea, if there was a movie about Ray Brown, I would see it in a hearbeat. I believe they are talking about the movie titled, "Ray," after the blind pianist, Ray Charles.
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