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Author Message uncle_jay Junior Username: uncle_jay Post Number: 11 Registered: 1-2006 Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 5:10 am:    There's a Series 1 for sale on Ebay.com. The serialnumber is 77 615 Is this one for real or another Fernandes clone? fc_spoiler Intermediate Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 142 Registered: 5-2006 Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 5:50 am:    I was thinking the same thing, look at the tailpiece... (Message edited by fc_spoiler on July 19, 2006) keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 512 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 6:56 am:    That is this bass here. It's legit. Keith dela217 Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 691 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 6:09 pm:    Just an FYI, all of the Fernandes clones had a zebrawood top and back with a maple core. Michael mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3513 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, August 22, 2006 - 7:23 pm:    Since somebody bought this bass, and we've got records room access again, here's the details: top and back: Myrtle body: Birch neck: Maple and Purpleheart, 34" long scale fingerboard: Chinese Rosewood (never saw that before) mother of pearl ovals peghead veneers: Walnut birthday: January 28, 1977 originally sold to: LD Heater In 1979, the bass was received for repairs. The nut was replaced with an adjustable nut. The letter stated there was a problem with the power supply, but the tests showed it functioned fine. We saw this bass again in 1983. It arrived with no strings and the string nut in an envelope. The accompanying letter said that the truss rod "seems to have snapped." The fingerboard was replaced and a new truss rod was installed. It also got a new string nut fitted, and a new bridge. The bass has lived in Oregon, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.