| Author | Message | ||
| ag73
New Username: ag73 Post Number: 1 Registered: 10-2011 |
I sold my 73 or 75 (when they stamped it, they double stamped, or something, you couldn't tell if it was 73 or 75) around 10 years or so ago to Nashville Discount Music. (Traded for an upright, regret it.) It was a Series 1, Zebra top and back, medium scale. I gave them the original case and a purple flight case I had made. I would like to buy it back. If anyone has any ideas, or has it, or has seen one like it for sale...please let me know. | ||
| garth4664
Intermediate Member Username: garth4664 Post Number: 153 Registered: 10-2008 |
http://elderly.com/vintage/items/55U-4741.htm Ok this would be the strangest coincidence if it is this bass currently in the "found on Ebay, Craigslist and for sale..." area. ag73 - is it this one you are looking for? Can't imagine there are too many 75 series ones with two cases, including a purple flight case. Hope this is your bass, hope you have $4000 on hand... Kindest regards, Garth | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1611 Registered: 7-2007 |
The purple case is quite the coincidence... it would be great to see a reunion like this! | ||
| ag73
New Username: ag73 Post Number: 2 Registered: 10-2011 |
It is!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks guys. Unbelievable that it is turning up for sale after all these years! Am I dreaming?!?! I had checked Elderly once or twice before. The purple case, I knew that would pay off one day! Now I just need to sell the upright that I traded the Alembic for! Thanks again, I am contacting them now. | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 698 Registered: 6-2006 |
Good luck Allen - I hope you can reunite with your bass. | ||
| hammer
Member Username: hammer Post Number: 91 Registered: 9-2009 |
I hope you don't take a bath in repurchasing what you traded in 10-years ago. Reminds me of a situation in which a friend of mine was working out in the Bay area about 9-10 years ago and was moved to Minnesota by his company. Thinking the move would be permanent, he sold in house only to be transferred back to SF 3-years later. The house he had sold was of course up for sale again and he "repurchased it" because he and his wife loved it so much. Unfortunately, the price was about $700,000 more than that for which he sold it originally. | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7507 Registered: 6-2000 |
Wow! That is amazing! | ||
| poor_nigel
Advanced Member Username: poor_nigel Post Number: 204 Registered: 11-2009 |
As a person who found his old bass after almost 30 years of looking for it, I am really happy for you. The price paid for recovery is not important, if the bass is missed badly. | ||
| ag73
New Username: ag73 Post Number: 4 Registered: 10-2011 |
Mica, just posting this here in case you don't see post on other topic...thanks so much for creating and maintaining this forum. I would never have found my old bass without it. Still working on getting it back...it has, apparently, increased value by 300 percent! I wish the guy that sold it to Elderly had seen my post before he sold it to them They are probably marking up about $2,000. Also, big thanks to Garth4664 for passing on the info. I would not have looked at the craiglist forum. My wife has offered to sell one of her pianos to help me raise the money! How sweet! I'll post an update with the outcome. Allen | ||
| ag73
New Username: ag73 Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2011 |
Update...today is Sunday. I called them on Friday and it was there. It now says "no longer available." I can only assume someone bought it yesterday. Hmmmm. Pretty quick sale. I guess this forum let me know about it, but let a lot of others know about it as well. I was trying to figure out the money, snatched out from under me. Disappointing. Allen | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1613 Registered: 7-2007 |
Ederly is a well known company since 1972 with lots of customers. Sorry to hear  | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1614 Registered: 7-2007 |
As dear Paul would have said "there will always be another". I'm sure you'd rather not hear that just a better way to look at the situation. I did write an email to Allen as soon as I saw Garth's post (within a few hours) to help make him aware. Sorry to see that the outcome was disappointing. (Message edited by artswork99 on November 13, 2011) | ||
| hieronymous
Senior Member Username: hieronymous Post Number: 978 Registered: 1-2005 |
Maybe someone bought it for you and will surprise you! I've been watching these threads, hoping that you would be reunited, but maybe it just wasn't meant to be. Keep us posted and keep an eye out - you never know! | ||
| speicky
Senior Member Username: speicky Post Number: 447 Registered: 3-2005 |
Allen, I keep my fingers crossed for you and your quest. Perhaps, the current situation is too simple to understand  Just based upon the facts in this thread, I would assume, that you called Elderly on Friday, told them about the history of the bass and your desire to buy it, and they just added an -not available anymore- to the ad to reserve the instrument for you... I've had this "Friday-was fine-Saturday-deal-was-blown-shivering-the whole-weekend-everything-turned-out-fine-Monday-Morning" thing only once in my life, but it was a very special deal for me also, so here's wishing you that everything will be fine tomorrow, Christian | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1615 Registered: 7-2007 |
Hmmm, yes good thoughts for sure... maybe a present... the holidays are approaching! | ||
| wookie
Junior Username: wookie Post Number: 38 Registered: 8-2010 |
I can't believe it went that fast! I check Elderly's site now and then and I go to Lansing all the time. any high end bass would set there for a while. There was recently (and maybe still) a modulus that was there for months. that Alembic couldn't have been there very long. I would guess that the person selling it changed their mind and took it back. If you're really hard core about getting this bass you could call the store and have them ask the seller if he/she might take your offer. I think that the customer sets the prices at Elderly but I don't know for sure, I've never sold anything there. I hope you get it! I know what it's like to have "the one that got away" syndrome. I wanted to check out a series bass too so it's bad all around, but again I have a real hard time believing that it sold that fast and for 4 grand.....It would have to be exactly what someone wanted....I don't know if anyone else here lives in Michigan but it's not exactly a "mecca of bass" and the whole state is broke. Call the store. | ||
| ag73
New Username: ag73 Post Number: 6 Registered: 10-2011 |
It sold...either on Friday, after I called, or on Saturday. That's pretty fast. I have to think someone saw the link here, but maybe not. Maybe they just saw it on Elderly's site. Oh well. Maybe I'll see it again 15 years from now. You know, one reason I let it go all those years ago was that I needed a 5 string. Now that I have been playing a fiver, it would probably be hard to go back to a four anyway. I guess its time to start looking at some Alembic fivers! I always wanted to try an Elan, Europa, or Essence. What are your thoughts on those basses compared to a SI and SII? Thanks, Allen | ||
| ag73
New Username: ag73 Post Number: 7 Registered: 10-2011 |
Sorry, I failed to say that I did call. They told me it sold. | ||
| hgregs
Junior Username: hgregs Post Number: 36 Registered: 4-2010 |
ugh... i'm sorry to hear that. i was so excited to think about the reunion with your old bass. |
