Topic: Paul's Original Hofner Bass. (Read 1815 times)

nimrod · « **on:** September 10, 2023, 01:22:18 AM »

There is a worldwide search for this missing Bass.

https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-66700300

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #1 on:** September 10, 2023, 01:50:30 AM »

This, from the article...

How to spot McCartney's bass

There are a couple of tell-tale signs any amateur sleuth should be aware of if trying to identify the bass.

A dead giveaway is the Höfner logo, which is written vertically on the headstock of the original model but was horizontal on later versions played by McCartney.

The missing bass also looked very different last time it was seen to how it did in older pictures, because it had to be renovated after extensive touring.

McCartney's missing bass was given a darker paint job, had the pearl pickguard removed and had the two pickups mounted in a single piece of black wood.

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw</a>

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #2 on:** September 10, 2023, 08:45:49 PM »

Also, from the article...

It is not clear what happened to the instrument, which was put away presumably after the Beatles finished filming Get Back in 1969, he said.

"It's not clear where it was stored, who might have been there.

It might have been Yoko...

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saMcW3ZjF0w" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=saMcW3ZjF0w</a>

Moogmodule · « **Reply #3 on:** September 10, 2023, 09:23:52 PM »

Is there a statute of limitations on theft in the UK? Fifty years on whoever nicked it might be able to just ‘ fess up.

nimrod · « **Reply #4 on:** September 11, 2023, 04:08:50 AM »

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on September 10, 2023, 08:45:49 PM

Also, from the article...

It is not clear what happened to the instrument, which was put away presumably after the Beatles finished filming Get Back in 1969, he said.

"It's not clear where it was stored, who might have been there.

It might have been Yoko...

nimrod · « **Reply #5 on:** September 11, 2023, 04:10:32 AM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on September 10, 2023, 09:23:52 PM

Is there a statute of limitations on theft in the UK? Fifty years on whoever nicked it might be able to just ‘ fess up.

They're saying no questions asked if it's returned.

Unless it's Yoko.

Moogmodule · « **Reply #6 on:** September 11, 2023, 04:29:28 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on September 11, 2023, 04:10:32 AM

They're saying no questions asked if it's returned.

Unless it's Yoko.

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #7 on:** September 11, 2023, 05:20:31 AM »

Quote from: nimrod on September 11, 2023, 04:10:32 AM

Unless it's Yoko.

Oh, it was Yoko alright

nimrod · « **Reply #8 on:** September 12, 2023, 05:48:04 AM »

This is where Sherlock Holmes would be handy

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #9 on:** September 12, 2023, 08:25:37 PM »

Elementary, my dear Watson. It was Yoko.

Moogmodule · « **Reply #10 on:** September 12, 2023, 08:46:36 PM »

Hope she didn’t use it in this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room

nimrod · « **Reply #11 on:** September 12, 2023, 09:16:37 PM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on September 12, 2023, 08:46:36 PM

Hope she didn’t use it in this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room

Haha, so that is art ?
I thought the "Half A Wind" title was referring to Yoko eating too many beans..

Quote from: Hello Goodbye on September 12, 2023, 08:25:37 PM

Elementary, my dear Watson. It was Yoko.

“Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell.”

Normandie · « **Reply #12 on:** September 12, 2023, 10:30:12 PM »

Quote from: Moogmodule on September 12, 2023, 08:46:36 PM

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-A-Room

That looks a bit like one of the apartments I had in grad school.

Normandie · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2023, 07:58:53 PM »

From 2016:

https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/paul-mccartneys-stolen-violin-bass-may-be-in-ottawa-new-biography-reveals

Normandie · « **Reply #14 on:** October 22, 2023, 07:05:05 PM »

There is now an entire website dedicated to the search: https://thelostbass.com/

Normandie · « **Reply #15 on:** February 16, 2024, 06:48:29 PM »

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/paul-mccartney-reunited-famous-bass-stolen-50-years-ago-online-campaig-rcna139146

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #16 on:** February 16, 2024, 11:13:15 PM »

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rrviOb-hg8" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rrviOb-hg8</a>

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #17 on:** February 16, 2024, 11:31:54 PM »

Some modifications in the early 1960s

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGLGzRXY5Bw</a>

Moogmodule · « **Reply #18 on:** February 17, 2024, 08:36:55 PM »

I wonder if the guy got anything for handing it in. I haven’t seen anything about that

Hello Goodbye · « **Reply #19 on:** February 17, 2024, 10:01:02 PM »

The story is still unfolding, Moog. I wouldn't be surprised if Paul showed his gratitude.

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