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original 1951 precision info needed

Bflat

Bflat

Feb 5, 2008
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#1
Greetings,
I have been trying to put together a list of all known original 1951 precisions, I need serial numbers body dates and neck dates.... so far my list contains 31 originals with serial numbers from 0011 t0 0470 and dates from 9/18/51 to 12/19/51... so far there are no body dates past 11/17/51 and necks past 12/19/51...if you have played or own one and know its a 51 not 52-53-54 could you please give me what information you have.. I will gladly share this data with everyone... so far it shows patterns of production that make the total production between 10/29/51 and 12/19/51...there could be as many as 83 of these basses, any help would be appreciated...
Thanks
Dave W
 
#6
MR Ogle,
Detlef and I are friends and 5 of the 7 1951's in the book are mine, since then I've bought another one....the list in the front of the book only has 19 basses on it... I've spent years collecting all the data I can and my list has 30 51 basses on it...I'm just trying to find if there are anymore floating around...I have never seen one with a body date of December and would like to find one...it appears from my data they were all cut and dated in Oct and November.... Thanks for the tip, though
Dave W
 
#7
Just to bump this back up.... I still would like any serial numbers and dates of any 1951 original precision basses, there are now 31 on my list.... thanks
by the way I just got my 7th one serial number 66
 
#10
IPdeluxe,
just got the 7th one, will take a family picture in the morning.... I just sit here and stare in amazement that there are 7 of them !!!! Its taken 14 years to find them all
 
#13
I hope the pics are attached.......yea I play all of them all the time I have a large collection of 60's and 70's giant bass amps ,my neighbors are very forgiving, I don't play them out much just private parties.
 

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#20
Kenny, the pics suck, its me not the camera... 5 of them are in Detlefs book and the other 2 I picked up afterwards, I will take them down and take better pics tomorrow in the day light
 

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