Forum: French Bass School
07-03-2007, 03:27 AM
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Pat McCarthy just did the very crazy detailed...
Pat McCarthy just did the very crazy detailed measurements for Duane Rosengard, who photographed this bass in May while still in pieces. I should have gotten a copy...here are the rough specs:
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Forum: French Bass School
07-02-2007, 05:51 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 36,438
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Forum: French Bass School
07-02-2007, 01:05 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 36,438
Just got the bass back from Pat McCarthy....
Just got the bass back from Pat McCarthy. Beautiful work. The bass is extraordinarily loud and resonant considering new bar, post patch, etc. Much brighter, lots of punch, more 'french' sounding than...
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Forum: French Bass School
04-16-2007, 12:34 AM
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Replies: 21
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Yes, it is the father, August, not the son...
Yes, it is the father, August, not the son Gustave, who made the bass. Sorry about the confusion. When I have photos of the label and bass I will be sure to post them. Tom Metzler has...
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Forum: French Bass School
04-15-2007, 02:01 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 36,438
french bass
My main axe is an August (Gustave) Bernardel, 1839, original label and papers. Unfortunately, it was damaged by the polar weather conditions we had in NoCal in early January, and is undergoing...
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