upright basses do not fly

[EmBSill]

A friend of mine told me this story about the upright bass he owned at the time he was telling me the story. He strapped it on top of a bus that the band was using at that time. As they were cruising down the highway at 75 mph the strap came undone. The bass rode a current of air for a few seconds. That didn't last long.

After he picked the pieces up he glued it back together.

Thankfully, no one was following behind.

I saw the bass. I saw the repaired splits. You could tell it was an amateur repair job. I heard the bass: it was very loud and responsive.

[Orangeclawhamme]

I know this is a stretch, but this makes me think of the WKRP episode about the turkeys. WKRP Turkey Drop in 30 Seconds - YouTube

[mwbassace]

"As God as my witness I thought turkey's could fly." What a great episode of a classic show!!

[5StringBlues]

Oh the humanity!

[Johnpjm]

D'oh!!

Pictures? This thing sounds AMAZING!

[fraublugher]

yes, i know its hard to believe but , uprights are glued together.

fwiw , i glued mine back together .

[totallyfrozen]

Doesn't this belong in the DB forums?

[need4mospd]

I find Titebond II gives me the best tone.

[mongo2]

Duct tape?

[Stilettoprefer]

Originally Posted by fraublugher

yes, i know its hard to believe but , uprights are glued together.

fwiw , i glued mine back together .

Gonna glue a breaking/broken fingerboard overhang back together next week!

[dave64o]

Originally Posted by Orangeclawhamme

I know this is a stretch, but this makes me think of the WKRP episode about the turkeys. WKRP Turkey Drop in 30 Seconds - YouTube

Originally Posted by mwbassace

"As God as my witness I thought turkey's could fly." What a great episode of a classic show!!

My first thought too!

Even though I was only in high school at the time, Bailey was my main reason for watching that show. But that episode is one of TV's all time funniest moments (the "Cheers" Thanksgiving food fight was pretty good, too )!