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Yankee and Vintage American Basses
01-12-2016, 11:27 PM
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Info on Calvin Baker/Asa White
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Carl Egbert
That one is pretty much identical to mine, down...
That one is pretty much identical to mine, down to the label, although that one is in better shape and appears to be 100% original. Assuming it sounds as good as mine, whoever paid 5k for that got...
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Yankee and Vintage American Basses
12-18-2013, 10:12 AM
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It's entirely possible that my bass used to have...
It's entirely possible that my bass used to have linings that were removed at one point. Not all of its ribs are original.
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Yankee and Vintage American Basses
12-17-2013, 02:17 PM
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Info on Calvin Baker/Asa White
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Michael Cahill showed up in the last thread with...
Michael Cahill showed up in the last thread with pics of his own bass, so his + mine + the Chicago one make 3 total. I would be curious to know if the other two have the same label... might be time...
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Yankee and Vintage American Basses
12-17-2013, 02:14 PM
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Info on Calvin Baker/Asa White
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Carl Egbert
Another possibility is that it's a factory French...
Another possibility is that it's a factory French or German instrument that Baker imported and put his own label on.
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Yankee and Vintage American Basses
12-17-2013, 12:58 PM
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Info on Calvin Baker/Asa White
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http://www.smithbassforums.com/showthread.php?t=21...
http://www.smithbassforums.com/showthread.php?t=2193
I asked for opinions on the possible origin of this bass about 16 months ago; the conclusion that a few people came to was "probably German."...
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Yankee and Vintage American Basses
12-17-2013, 09:56 AM
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Info on Calvin Baker/Asa White
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Info on Calvin Baker/Asa White
Looking for info on these two makers. I know that they made instruments in New England, and that Baker was a student of White, but that's about it. Anybody know anything? Searching hasn't turned up...
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Double Bass Talk in General
09-08-2012, 10:44 AM
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Another old bass ID...
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Carl Egbert
Correct, that's a different instrument. It does...
Correct, that's a different instrument. It does look almost identical, though; same shape and size, same weird button, same or very similar tuners, even the flaming of the wood on the back is really...
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Double Bass Talk in General
09-07-2012, 05:30 PM
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Another old bass ID...
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Carl Egbert
Interesting, I didn't know that the...
Interesting, I didn't know that the Karr-Koussevitzky bass was cut down.
I will send an email to Arnold. Thanks for your help!
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Double Bass Talk in General
09-07-2012, 05:13 PM
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Carl Egbert
It's a very small bass; upper bouts are 19.5",...
It's a very small bass; upper bouts are 19.5", lower are 26", body length is 42", Ribs are 8" at their deepest. It's selling as early 19th century French. The only bass from this time period I've...
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Double Bass Talk in General
09-07-2012, 04:21 PM
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Another old bass ID...
http://imgur.com/a/Lbo0b (http://imgur.com/a/Lbo0b)
Any thoughts on what this bass might be? It has no label and no papers. It's being sold as a specific time period and a specific nationality,...
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