Tarantino
Does anybody know the dates of birth/death for Giuseppe and Marino Tarantino? Can't find anything online. Thanks.
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Marino, lucky find
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You know, I saw that page and blasted right by. Good sleuthing. I also found a reference to a bass by Marino from 1978: http://annunci.ebay.it/annunci/strum...ntino/24132311 In addition, I found a label that says "Marino Tarantino e figli", so I wonder if there are still Tarantinos in the trade in Italy. |
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A label that is pre-dated or false in a bass? More common than you think. |
Sorry, can't seem to take a decent photo of the label. It looks like what I once thought was a "3" in 1923 has faded. There is some stuff written in ink all over the label, but that was never legible. I have now seen in person or photo 4 of this pattern bass.
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...sTarantino.jpg http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...er/Label-1.jpg |
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Can I see the Back and Ribs as well?
The label might look old but the bass and varnish look very new in comparison. |
I have a former student coming over today with a Tarantino he is considering. Same model. It dates from the 50's. I'm going to photograph it and its label too.
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...Untitled-1.jpg http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/g...r/Untitled.jpg |
That looks like a modern bass, 1950's-60s. Same thin spirit varnish found on German basses from the same post war period. The Shamrock inlay is classic Tarantino.
How does it sound? 50 years old? 80-90 years old? |
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So, here I am 7 years later. I recently had an extensive rehab of this bass by Arnold Schnitzer. He agreed it was a 50's bass, but what clinched it was that when he removed the bass bar to replace it, found that it had been glued in with white PVA glue, which wasn't available until 1947.
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