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Prescott Church Basses
What is a church bass in excellent shape worth these days? Any ideas?
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worth?
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As far as excellent condition goes, this I would like to see. Usually they are a mess. Value wise maybe a bass player can play bass-cello stuff on it tuned in 4ths like the old Kay that Ray Brown, Percy Heath and Sam Jones played on if Sam used a Kay, not sure. If so, it has some value but to hang on the wall, less. I have the Prescott sales records (a copy) from 1809 - 1829. They went then starting at around $10 and gradually increased to about $20.. Double Basses were selling I think for about double that price. These do NOT have the Value of a DB or a Cello for that matter as the size is just too big or too small. Show us the instrument, detailed pictures and I will tell you in my opinion where it will place between $200 and $2000. |
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Ok, perhaps I should have said healthy, not excellent. Here are a few pictures that I received. Sorry if it is not enough, but it is all I have. Should get a chance to play it at the end of the month while visiting the East Coast.
Last edited by Nathan Levine; 06-06-2011 at 12:20 AM. |
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Prescott?
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here is a classic case of anything possible Yankee being called a Prescott. I don't agree was the attribution at all, sorry. I don't know who made that but there might be a dealer or two in the northeast that has seen a dozen or so makers Church basses and can ID but another they know that is identical or close. |
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Too bad. Thanks for your expertise regarding this instrument.
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I have seen many non-Prescott instruments called Prescott. Regardless, Prescott was not in the class of the fine European makers at all. He did however produce the most basses (200?) and Cello/Church Basses (500?) of any other 19th century Yankee maker. He had plenty of help. Also, I have seen many mis-attributed Prescott basses that were in my opinion as good or better. Fame/pedigree brings more money than sound in the vintage world but in the price range of Yankee basses, I would go for the sound first.
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