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Double Bass Very old instrument found on craigslist

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The consummate expert says:
arnoldschnitzer said:
Good eye. I think it's actually a King, made by the H.N. White Co. in Cleveland, OH.
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The relatively inexperienced teenager who has proven over and over again that he has little more than a superficial knowledge of the instrument says:

Brandon Tuomiko said:
The wood makes the bass look like its 150 years old.... so its NOT a king for sure..
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Brandon Tuomiko said:
But I seriously doubt its a king. I have never heard or seen of a king built to that quality.
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Brandon Tuomiko said:
Hmm... if king made basses like this... I think I would buy one! Looks sweet... are they plywood if its king?
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Brandon Tuomiko said:
oh and I have also never seen a king with those tuners.... ??? who knows... Take it to a luthier or sumtin.
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Brandon Tuomiko said:
i have never seen a bass less than 120 years old that looks like that. I could compare this to the prescott that was on ebay! Very distinct

Show me a king that the wood looks just like this, and Im going to buy it!!!! Man... if my kay were like this...... haha. Kings, I guess, had some very nice instruments for their time.
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So, who you gonna trust? Hmmmmmm.

:rollno:
 
#43
zeytoun said:
PW, on the one hand, if it were Ken Smith, I would nominate this as probably the funniest posts in talk bass history.

On the other hand, it would mean that Ken Smith either set up a fake facebook page and found some teenage friends, or stole the identity of this facebook user.
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Well done! Ken doesn't have that kind of cyberchops.

....his son does though....
 
#48
Brandon Tuomiko said:
hmmm people dont like me.... ha....

Anyways! In post 35... its just what I was thinking... DUH!

What american bass have you seen that looks like an european bass! Its like a king made in europe!
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If that's what you were thinking, then why didn't you just say that? What you said was that it's "NOT a King for sure." As far as people not liking you, I won't comment. People seem not to like what you post. Such a judgment seems well deserved. Your behavior here lately borders on trolling.
 
#49
Brandon, it's not personal. When I (or anyone else) post stuff as dumb as you do, I get the same amount of hate.

In fact, a lot of us acted like know-it-alls when we were your age, when we were really clueless. Except for Paul. When he was a kid, they would put you in the stocks in the town square for such behavior.
 
#50
Oh.. haha. yea I know. I have a habit of starting things with people who think something that they, or even me, may not know. Such as my kay threads. But I get lots o' info on this thread, and has kept me from buying a bass, and pursuing a great instrument.

Im taking a trip KC strings and some place in Michigan, and I will stop by their stores, and play their basses. Maybe then I can come to conclusion to what I should get!
 
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zeytoun said:
Can you imagine bumping them accidentally while you're playing? And after a long solo, you might be thirsty for some milk, right? You'd be set!
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The only problem is that you'd look down and the horn players have been drinking it dry during the solo so you have to swat them away. I guess that's when you need to pull out the doghouse sword. :D
 
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Brandon Tuomiko said:
Oh.. haha. yea I know. I have a habit of starting things with people who think something that they, or even me, may not know. Such as my kay threads.
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Frankly, this "habit" of yours is annoying many folks, myself included, who enjoy sharing information about and discussing double basses. You single-handedly reduce the enjoyment substantially by polluting these threads with your literary bombs, half-baked thoughts, numerous naive inquiries, and outright assertions based on little information. You have been made aware of this both explicitly and implicitly, yet you persist. This is a community-- in effect, a group of friends chatting about a common interest. It is rude, inconsiderate, and arrogant of you not to adjust your behavior based on the feedback you are receiving. Perhaps this stems from immaturity. In any case, please take this to heart.
 
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zeytoun said:
In fact, a lot of us acted like know-it-alls when we were your age, when we were really clueless. Except for Paul. When he was a kid, they would put you in the stocks in the town square for such behavior.
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Nah, that came later. When he was a kid, he got expelled from some fruit grove named after a plank amplifier for this kind of behavior, and has never been allowed back since. That's why you should never try to pull the wool over Uncle Whoreflirtin's eyes...he's seen *everything* before.
 
#59
Sorry fella’s I have been out of cyber space for a few days and just now had a chance to see how things have been here on the Talk Bass home front. I heard there was some **** flying around…sorry I missed it. :smug:

I humbly agree with Arnold as those “tips” as I like to call them, look like a King. I can not see the tuners or scroll very well in the pictures…but it still looks like the King Bass shape. Here are pictures of my 1935 King Bass “Dolly”; :eek: I believe this is a very early King that may have been imported from German. It is a tank of a bass, heavy with a thunderous tone. It is very well made and has a meaty neck…not thin or whimp’ish in any way. The top is very thick and I thought it WAS carved until I saw it in person. Not all vintage Kings are the same; the early ones are a different grade then the later models.

http://s318.photobucket.com/albums/mm428/bassmonkey2/1935 King/?albumview=slideshow


As far as the young Brandon…until you have played carved, plywood, hybrid, American, German, etc…don’t be too strong with your opinions or comments. There are many choices out there that may surprise you. And if this is Ken in disguise…WOW…does he know how to light some fires around here. :rollno::scowl:

If this bass was “antiqued” to fool the buyer and given older hat peg tuners, let it be a lesson to us all. Fakes are easy to come by in antique furniture and classic cars (our other interests). You really need to know where to look and what should not be there…like faked wear marks at odd spots.

If the new owner of this bass is happy, it plays well and was a good buy, the pedigree becomes less important…just don’t pass it off to the next buyer as something it is not. I agree with Drurb…I will be interested if the origin of the bass can be determined…I am curious now.

As a side note…I played my first New Standard Cleveland this weekend…very impressed…played like butter. The neck felt very similar to my vintage King Bass…nice and meaty! The shape felt like a big shoulder American Standard. The bass was set up with Gamut and Dom’s…very nice feel. This bass was being played by a 17 year old young lady, her Dad bought it for her a few weeks ago…it is her first bass…what a great Dad, what a great bass…real nice bluegrass family band. :)

Arnold and Wil…nice work…I need to put this on my list of basses to acquire in my life time :cool::):cool:
 
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