So many accounts with the same flavor. People met Jim, usually to have some repair work done, and came away with a friend for life. He was a rare individual. It's hard to imagine the world without him.
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Sad day - Jim Mouradian Died
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There were no pretentions in Jim Mouradian. The guy worked on the guitars of the stars, but if you brought a beater in you had to get fixed on the cheap so it would intonate, he'd treat you just as good as the rock star.
I'm enjoying all the stories and can attest to my own similar experiences with Jim Mouradian. Truly a pro. Here are a couple of photos of my CS-74. Thank you Jim...
That's how I want to go out. Play a great gig with friends and then catch a quick flight to the stars.
Bassman968
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From my own perspective...I have not met a kinder, friendlier, or more generous human being. I cherish the memories of our conversations while he made my basses better than when I brought it in, but he also made me better as well. He had a warmth and vibrancy about him when he told a story, and he did not simply lend you an ear - he really cared as he listened.
I was lucky to get to know him, and will miss him tremendously.
I was lucky to get to know him, and will miss him tremendously.
he made every single player who came to him, from idiot hacks like me all the way up to Chris Squire, feel like they were the center of the universe, and that their instrument and music were important to Jim
he really was remarkable - i am having trouble processing it
he really was remarkable - i am having trouble processing it
Jim was my first cousin. He was also a brother to me and the very reason I picked up the bass and continue to play to this day. Aside from his musical attributes , it was truly the soul of the man that made him so special. A truly spiritual man in its truest sense, his love of all people and things was nothing short of infectious. The loss to my family is beyond words and for me personally devastating. I only hope I can carry his Joy of life, spirit and music in me. Thank you Jimmy for all that you were. You made a difference.
God Bless.
Jim just worked on my Alembic last month. It was my first time dealing with him and he was a true class act. Very sad news indeed.
From his son, posted on Facebook:
Please join us as we remember and celebrate the life of a man who touched the hearts of everyone he ever met. We will be gathering on Friday January, 20th from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the Lane funeral home.
760 Main St.
Winchester, MA
Please join us as we remember and celebrate the life of a man who touched the hearts of everyone he ever met. We will be gathering on Friday January, 20th from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the Lane funeral home.
760 Main St.
Winchester, MA
Hi no that information is incorrect. The bass was Jim Mouradians design, made exclusively for Chris Squire model CS-74...as seen in "Owner of a Lonely Heart" ...the CS is in black on the body. Jim and Chris were good friends, Jim was a longtime Yes fan. I am sitting with the man who worked with Jim on the technical aspects of the original bass and have the original drawings here.And also the Mouradian basses (model ZB100) + guitars (model ZG100) made for Washburn.
Couple of years ago, an ebay vendor named fastkey61 offered the blue bass for $1,000,000.00 +$5,000.00 shipping. I bet it did not sell. All you can do shake your head at some peoples' inflated ideas.
The guitars were actually designed by Chris Squire of all people (bassist for YES, more widely known as a Ric player), for Nuno Bettencourt and then made by Mouradian. Nuno's letter below was when he sold the red guitar.
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Heya MKimber....Many thanks for the record correction. I now see why I believed as I did about the CS-74. Chris designed the Mouradian Washburn guitar for Nuno, evidently, right off his CS-74 design. Here is the document that had me twisted up between the bass and the guitar. Does the partial signature at the very bottom ring any bell about whose sig it is? Can you shed any more light on this part of the story?
Just gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous. Did he do the painting job on it? What kind of bridge? Masterful, indeed. A treasure of a bass.
The bass the pic with Jim shaking my hand is a mouradian too. The Reality model . I hav owned a cs 74 too.
I think I am not alone in feeling that I had kind of a special relationship with Jim. It seems like everybody who dealt with him felt that way as well. He was always so welcoming when I would take my young son there and remembered his name and he would talk to him and show him things. So many times I could see that he was absolutely swamped, but if I needed something small for a gig, he'd just do it right then. No matter how busy he was, he always had time to offer a kind word or inquire about your latest gigs- always about other musicians, never pumped up his own ego (even thought he played some pretty cool gigs with Ronnie Earl).
When I had a stroke last January, my neurologist cleared me to drive after a few weeks and I wanted take a test drive before driving my son to school the next day. The whole left side of my face was taped into place with kenesio tape and my speech was all slurry and I was super emotional, choked up and crying all the time. I couldn't play bass yet, but I took a drive to Jim's shop. I just wanted to check in with him and show him that I was still alive. He offered me compassion and repairman's advice: "just be patient, give it time, it can be fixed."
When I had a stroke last January, my neurologist cleared me to drive after a few weeks and I wanted take a test drive before driving my son to school the next day. The whole left side of my face was taped into place with kenesio tape and my speech was all slurry and I was super emotional, choked up and crying all the time. I couldn't play bass yet, but I took a drive to Jim's shop. I just wanted to check in with him and show him that I was still alive. He offered me compassion and repairman's advice: "just be patient, give it time, it can be fixed."
Jim M was a super person, a real gentleman. I met him a few years ago through Ronnie Earl and was immediately struck by his bass knowledge and his personality. A really great guy. We kept on talking about an old Ric 4001 I have and he was going to look it over for me - but I never made it up to his place, from NYC
Talk about a lesson in 'seize the moment'; I'll always regret it
Talk about a lesson in 'seize the moment'; I'll always regret it
