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Author Message mizpah New Username: mizpah Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 11:44 am:    History please. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3000 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 12:26 pm:    Hi Robin, I was glad to speak with you today and get the user login straightened out so you can now post on the Club! Here's what I found out about your bass: top and back: Satinwood core: Mahogany neck: Maple and Purpleheart, 34" long scale fingerboard: Maple with Abalone inlays peghead veneers: Satinwood originally made for: John Lodge, Moody Blues birthday: April 20, 1980 John sent the bass to us in June of 1981 to have the neck carved down thinner and the bass refinished. He also requested we "take the frets down" so they were much flatter than the height of the standard jumbo fretwire. This bass was also featured in the 1980's blue catalog as an example of a Series I bass. It's the last time we published something in a brochure with the words "not available" under a wood choice. Satinwood is very rare in such wide widths, and there's only a handfull of other basses made from it, most of which are Small Standard body shapes. There are 2 previous registered owners, both in England. I've added the details you shared with me on the phone today to the file. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3062 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 7:16 am:    A Maple fingerboard ??!! Robin; welcome to the board. Sounds like a special bass!! If you care to do so, I'm sure the group would love to see pics of this bass in our Showcase section. mizpah New Username: mizpah Post Number: 3 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 8:27 am:    Thanks Dave, I've posted a pic in the Showcase section>Series 1