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Forum: Luthier's Corner 11-26-2019, 10:48 PM
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Posted By Neil Garber
New info

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...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-12-2012, 07:26 PM
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Posted By Neil Garber
Difficult to say how it sounds in years, but I'd...

Difficult to say how it sounds in years, but I'd tend toward 50 years old. The marked 1955 bass my student showed me today looks older. I suppose there's no way to really know when my instrument was...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-12-2012, 02:42 PM
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Posted By Neil Garber
I have a former student coming over today with a...

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.
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Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-12-2012, 01:26 PM
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Posted By Neil Garber
Sorry, can't seem to take a decent photo of the...

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...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-11-2012, 11:40 PM
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Posted By Neil Garber
Also, given these dates, it's unlikely that my...

Also, given these dates, it's unlikely that my 1923 Tarantino is by Marino, or not from 1923. He would have been quite the prodigy luthier at age 9. However, I've seen a few references to Marino...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-11-2012, 11:34 PM
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Posted By Neil Garber
You know, I saw that page and blasted right by....

You know, I saw that page and blasted right by. Good sleuthing. I also found a reference to a bass by Marino from 1978:...
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-11-2012, 06:05 PM
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Posted By Neil Garber
I just got a reply from Scarmelli. He gives...

I just got a reply from Scarmelli. He gives dates of 1878-1962 for Giuseppe, but nothing for Marino.
Forum: Luthier's Corner 08-11-2012, 11:26 AM
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Posted By Neil Garber
Tarantino

Does anybody know the dates of birth/death for Giuseppe and Marino Tarantino? Can't find anything online. Thanks.
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