Author Topic: Tiran Porter (Read 314 times)

jacko · « **on:** August 03, 2005, 04:25:01 AM »

All the years I've been a fan of the Doobie Brothers, i hadn't realised Tiran had used an Alembic till today. A quick troll through the internet turned up this pic of a very nice series bass.

graeme

David Houck · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2005, 05:53:18 AM »

Cool! Were you able to determine when the picture was taken?

jacko · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2005, 05:57:28 AM »

According to Doobfan - http://doobfan.com/photos/tempe/

it was Tempe, Arizona, 1974.

I spent most of the morning hunting for pictures but only came up with this page.

graeme

David Houck · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2005, 06:20:33 AM »

This one looks like an Alembic, except a few of the features don't look right.

jacko · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2005, 06:27:07 AM »

Could've replaced the bridge for some reason, maybe a tremeloe (with the arm removed). looks like it might be a fan headstock. If it's not Alembic it's a pretty good triple 'O' copy.

Graeme

basstard · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2005, 12:27:33 PM »

The headstock makes me think it might be a Kenneth Lawrence bass...

bigideas · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2005, 05:16:26 PM »

a few of Kenneth Lawrence's first basses looked very very much like Alembics in body shape so i'm sure that's what it is.

David Houck · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2005, 05:19:49 PM »

Thanks!

2400wattman · « **Reply #8 on:** January 19, 2006, 08:29:47 PM »

Bec-Var strikes again?

bigredbass · « **Reply #9 on:** February 11, 2006, 09:11:13 PM »

After reading the Lawrence section in American Basses: KL really admired ALEMBICs and the work of Harry Fleishmann, learned a lot of his craft working for Steve at MOONSTONE. He built several early in his career that were along the lines of the bass Tiran is playing in the picture, obviously ALEMBIC-inspired. In fact a picture of one of his basses in that book looks a lot like the bass with Tiran. He's of course gone on to find his own style and is building terrific instruments and doing wonderful inlay work, one axe at a time by himself.

J o e y