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Messages - Dave W

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Don't buy used silverware
« on: November 16, 2009, 09:38:21 AM »
I believe the Packard engines were only used the first year and that the blower wasn't offered until the smaller Stude engines were used.

One of my uncles had a Golden Hawk with the supercharged Stude engine. It was very fast in its day. I do remember that it was clocked at 131 mph tops on a gravel test road.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Mike Lull Tbird bridges.
« on: November 16, 2009, 09:25:55 AM »
Quote from: godofthunder on November 16, 2009, 06:10:08 AM
.. What galls me is that Mike seems to be taking credit for the idea of extra saddle travel on a Thunderbird style bridge. This is a idea I developed in 1983. Hipshot who make his bridges showed up at a gig and schmoozed me and I showed them mine (dumb move but I am sure they had seen it on the web anyhow). While the bridges Mike uses may well have been delivered before mine arrived at his shop one can only presume that him being such a big Thunderbird fan he was already aware of mine. .... Mark please know that I truly am greatful for you trying to get Mike to use one of my bridges on you bass. I do have a hard time understanding how it could not be installed on your bass with the correct mounting studs and without technical explanation from Mike, I can only presume he just wanted to use his. If Mike had called me and talked it over I would not feel so "hosed" as Bill so aptly put it.

Now I see what's really bothering you. And I understand why.

When you (or anyone else) thought of the idea really isn't the issue. What is relevant is that you were the first to design, produce and market a bridge with extra saddle travel, and you deserve the credit for that.

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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Another hybrid: the JazzBird
« on: November 16, 2009, 07:45:17 AM »
Great solution to the pickup output problem.  8)

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Drummer auditions
« on: November 16, 2009, 07:42:53 AM »
 :mrgreen:

I feel their pain.

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Other Bass Brands / Re: Univox EB-1 copy
« on: November 15, 2009, 11:39:27 PM »
I've played one in a store. Looked nice but did not have the EB-1 sound.

Price of this one looks high to me, IIRC the one I played was well below that.

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Rickenbacker Basses / Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« on: November 15, 2009, 11:28:57 PM »
The bass was not cleaned up for the photos and this will be left to the next owner.

I just don't understand that mentality.

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The Bass Zone / Re: This should be a fun gig
« on: November 15, 2009, 11:22:26 PM »
Glad it went well. I'm looking forward to the pictures.

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Bill's Shop: Projects, Mods & Repairs / Re: Fender Lotto project
« on: November 15, 2009, 12:28:07 PM »
I remember that one.

I was referring to Tim Armstrong's recent bass made from a Fernandes Tele body, a vintage Musicmaster neck and a GFS MusicMan type pickup.

Tim's a member here but since he became a moderator at the TDPRI he doesn't have the time to visit other forums. Too many people like me keep him busy over there.  ;)

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Gibson Basses / Re: Mike Lull Tbird bridges.
« on: November 15, 2009, 12:20:07 PM »
Quote from: drbassman on November 15, 2009, 04:47:35 AM
Bottom  line is someone out there is a bit dishonest and Scott got hosed.  The best recourse is to keep your name and product out there so people can find it.  The other best recourse is to make yours the best quality, value and solution for the money.  That's the hard part for small operators.

I agree with your ideas for Scott's best recourses.

OTOH unless someone else is making a false claim of being the original or using the BadBird name, I don't it's being dishonest by making another version of a product that's clearly not patentable and doesn't have any trade dress to trademark. It's just something that happens.

I have thought about making a product that I think would fill a niche. It's not a protectable idea, just something that I think there's a small market for. I know that if I do it and it sells, somebody will jump in and make something similar, and probably for much less in China. It's just the way of the world. You emphasize your strong points and hope enough people will buy from you.

Most products you own have parts or components in them that were first thought of by someone other than who makes it now. Every TV set, every refrigerator, etc.

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Gibson Basses / MOVED: anybody have a set of 60's or 70's t bird tuners lying around??? Thanks, joe
« on: November 15, 2009, 12:04:01 PM »
This topic has been moved to Gear For Sale and Wanted.

http://bassoutpost.com/index.php?topic=3045.0

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The Bass Zone / Re: Tapewounds
« on: November 15, 2009, 12:03:05 PM »
I tried the Fenders once in the 90s. The taping was lumpy and uneven in several places and they didn't sound like tapewounds.

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The Outpost Cafe / Re: Don't buy used silverware
« on: November 15, 2009, 12:00:33 PM »
I wouldn't mind having a Studebaker Hawk.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Thunderbird Bodies to order
« on: November 14, 2009, 07:04:32 PM »
Quote from: godofthunder on November 14, 2009, 03:39:28 PM
That is a great idea Dave ! I do like all parts necks :)

I think all you need is evidence that you're conducting a business, such as a state sales tax registration or a business certificate (DBA registration).

One reason you can often get Allparts stuff elsewhere cheaper than Allparts sells them direct to the public is that they won't undercut their own dealers' prices, and some of their dealers discount off of list. You can buy necks at wholesale and retail them yourself as part of a kit or separately.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Mike Lull Tbird bridges.
« on: November 14, 2009, 06:49:58 PM »
Quote from: godofthunder on November 14, 2009, 02:25:48 PM
Believe me I looked into a patent, very expensive along the lines of 5k. My wife Cath works in Kodak legal and one of our friends there is a patent attorney. He advised against a patent due to cost and the return. He however did say that just by it being "out there" on the internet that it would be protected by copyright laws. I have no idea what protection that may offer.

I don't know what he could be talking about. Copyright is about content, not about a product. If you wrote an instruction manual for installation of your bridge, that would be copyrighted whether or not you registered it. Otherwise this has nothing to do with copyright at all.

If someone were able to get a patent on a similar bridge, the fact that you're out there would mean you could get his patent canceled because yours is "prior art."

Trademarks don't have to be registered to be valid, you could claim a common law trademark on the name BadBird Bridge.

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Gibson Basses / Re: Thunderbird Bodies to order
« on: November 14, 2009, 01:53:21 PM »
Scott, keep in mind that if you're in the repair business, it's easy enough to get set up as an Allparts distributor so you can get necks at wholesale.

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