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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: tmoney61092 on October 08, 2009, 03:47:50 PM

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: tmoney61092 on October 08, 2009, 03:47:50 PM

saw this on craigslist doing my usual rounds, any one know anything about this?
 
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/msg/1410648611.html (http://sacramento.craigslist.org/msg/1410648611.html)
 
~Taylor Watterson

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: mike1762 on October 08, 2009, 05:26:14 PM

I can't imagine Alembic would let an Unfinished Bass get out of the shop...

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: elwoodblue on October 08, 2009, 05:36:43 PM

Maybe an  unfinished employee instrument?

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: mica on October 08, 2009, 05:41:04 PM

That is so uncool.  
 
That is so very uncool.

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: tmoney61092 on October 08, 2009, 05:45:23 PM

Mica, do you have any info on how this came about? is this an actual Alembic or a copy that someone made to look like an Alembic?
 
~Taylor Watterson

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: mica on October 08, 2009, 05:52:41 PM

Maybe an unfinished instrument that walked out of here. I can't really tell from the photos. But I can tell you that if we don't finish something, then there is a reason why like a problem with the wood.  
 
We do not sell items that are unfinished. My hunch is that a former employee took items when they left that they were not entitled to take with them. I can't imagine that it's anyone that works here now, but I know for a fact some of the folks that were here before removed items without permission. So uncool.
 
Taylor, I'm sorry, but what's the difference between an actual copy and a copy made to look like an Alembic?

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: tmoney61092 on October 08, 2009, 06:00:48 PM

hmmm, i will try to get some clearer pictures from the seller. when you say a problem with the wood, do you mean its cracked or it just didn't look right?
 
i will try to get the sellers name if that will help
 
Mica, sorry about that, many sleepless nights means foggy mind :-), so just a copy
 
~Taylor Watterson

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: jedisan on October 08, 2009, 06:06:48 PM

Anyone else notice the pics in the listing are dated year 2005? Might indicate something... and yes, so uncool.

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: dadabass2001 on October 08, 2009, 09:23:13 PM

Well, the listing is gone now. The seller might be running scared of being identified.
Mike

Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: David Houck on October 08, 2009, 09:23:44 PM

It now says
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Title: Unfinished Alembic???
Post by: pace on October 09, 2009, 09:20:17 AM

Anyone grab any pics before it was deleted?  
 
I'd imagine it should be put in the stolen Alembics section, even though there's no serial #