Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-25-2013, 06:41 AM
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Adam, sorry for the delay in answering. The...
Adam, sorry for the delay in answering. The scroll and restoration of the Prescott was done By Oskar Kappelmeyer in Passau,Germany.the scroll and tailpiece were modeled from photos of the 1823...
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-17-2013, 11:21 AM
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-17-2013, 11:09 AM
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-17-2013, 10:50 AM
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-17-2013, 10:49 AM
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-17-2013, 10:45 AM
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-12-2013, 10:14 AM
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Adam,
here is picture of the back. Post # 2...
Adam,
here is picture of the back. Post # 2 above shows the inside of the back and you see it is a round back bass so no braces, just the one for the sound post to sit on. This is the earliest model...
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-11-2013, 05:43 PM
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-11-2013, 03:14 PM
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I believe the long strip and 6 cross strips are...
I believe the long strip and 6 cross strips are original as they all very similar and the Prescott label is on top if it. The neck block is new but you can see where the original block or bottom of...
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-11-2013, 01:43 PM
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-11-2013, 01:37 PM
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1826 Prescott Doublebass
This is my Prescott bass,dated 1826 with the number 70 also on the label,which matches a Prescotts's listing of a double bass made in jan.1826 and sold in April 1826 to someone named Woodman for $62...
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Forum: New Forum Member Introductions
07-10-2013, 12:29 PM
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Yes, Dean is also in the orchestra. I was going...
Yes, Dean is also in the orchestra. I was going to come with him to Rochester and bring my Prescott but I didn't work out. I'll try for next year in Amsterdam.
My Dallinger copy is a great bass,easy...
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Forum: New Forum Member Introductions
07-10-2013, 09:47 AM
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Hello from Iceland
Just joined the forum after spending a whole night reading many of the threads.
I'm originally from Connecticut but have been in the Iceland symphony from the late 70's with a few years in Vienna...
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Forum: Yankee and Vintage American Basses
07-08-2013, 01:20 PM
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Per post # 70
Hi Ken,
Just spent a long evening reading all the posts on your list about Abraham Prescott and early American bass makers, so I decided to join the group.
I also have the Prescott ledger which...
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