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What's your oldest instrument?

#63
deeptubes said:
My '84 Precision Elite II - my main axe. Looks amazing. Plays amazing. Sounds amazing. I have yet to meet her equal. She's the one!
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I had one once, and I probably regret selling that more than any other bass. I really wish they'd re-issue them!
 
#64
Pacman said:
Nothing special, but I have an early `50s Kay upright...
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That's pretty special in my book Pac!



I have one too. :D





EDIT: Found a pic online of it. This is 1998 and I think I'd had the bass maybe 6 months at the time. I had absolutely NO IDEA what I was doing......





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#68
Pacman said:
I had one once, and I probably regret selling that more than any other bass. I really wish they'd re-issue them!
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I let Anston Barrett play it at a Wailers show at the Norva, in Norfolk, VA. My dad is pretty tight with them. He takes them offshore fishing when they come into town and have some extra time. The truck carrying his gear broke down, so I let him use my rig and P Elite II. He was in awe.
 
#69
gbazinet said:
1950s Hammond M2 organ hooked up to a Leslie 145. The M2s are not worth much and the case on mine is beat up from gigging in a covers and country band back in the 80s. I don't believe the organ market digs the relic/mojo factor. I love it anyway and it sounds killer.
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Nice. Love me those Hammond tones.

I have a pretty beat up Hammond M103. Previous owner said it was either from 1962 or 1964. Still has 80% of the original tubes and tonewheel is in awesome shape since it sat unplayed for 15 years. Real spring reverb and the percussion tabs. Wish I had a Leslie cab for it tho.
 
#70
It's a circa 1910-12 snare drum, and all wood except for the tensioner hardware, and screws. I bought it from the niece of a female drummer. She stated, "my aunt played it in 1913 at Central High School," here. The drum is the early single-tension, free floating design that was the norm in the early 20th century. The reinforcement rings inside the top & bottom openings of the shell are possibly maple. The visible portions of the outside (hoops-shell) appear to be maple, too! This early snare doesn't have the scratches, and dents that I see present on other early photos-examples found on the web. :bassist:
 

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