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uncle_jay
Junior
Username: uncle_jay

Post Number: 11
Registered: 1-2006
Posted on Wednesday, July 19, 2006 - 5:10 am:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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.

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