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Elijah Copeland
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Double Bass Talk in General
05-10-2009, 02:19 PM
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Does this look Yankee?
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Elijah Copeland
Let's be nice.
Ok, the cabinetmaker statement was opened with " From my limited vantage point" which is speculative to say the least.
It does look as though it is blockless and yes, the bill on this bass will far...
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Double Bass Talk in General
05-09-2009, 05:49 PM
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Does this look Yankee?
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Elijah Copeland
Excellent observation as always Ken....
The scroll is angled forward. So much so that the nut would have to be in the shape of a triangle. I don't know if it has been grafted yet (but from the looks of the wood on the neck and scroll I am...
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Double Bass Talk in General
05-09-2009, 02:35 PM
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Does this look Yankee?
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Elijah Copeland
FFs
This pic might be helpful even though the resolution is terrible.
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Double Bass Talk in General
05-09-2009, 02:00 PM
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Does this look Yankee?
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Elijah Copeland
Well....
On the Yankee note, thanks for the laughs:D.
Another very intereresting feature of this instrument is a slab cut( or flat sawn) top!? The FFs are almost identical to Ken's Batchelder but they...
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Double Bass Talk in General
05-09-2009, 01:29 AM
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Does this look Yankee?
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Does this look Yankee?
This a very different scroll. 6 turns and some very unique carving towards the neck. It is also very narrow like Ken's Batchelder. The only other scrolls I've seen with the extra turns are Prescott...
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English Basses & the British Isles
02-13-2009, 12:11 AM
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English Bass?
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Elijah Copeland
English Bass?
Well, I have here a double bass that has similar characteristics to a bass by George Corsby ( http://www.the-double-bass.co.uk/2488_front.htm). The similarities: overall outline, outer linings, final...
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