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Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: StephenR on February 05, 2015, 05:27:20 PM

I found an archived thread from last year Two things I would like to see from Alembic. One of the suggestions being How about a sterling silver Alembic logo pin (ala vest pin or tie tack)?
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/206528.jpg)
 
I was looking for this when I attended a wedding back in October. Hadn't worn or owned a tie in well over 20 years so I bought a Garcia tie and figured my Alembic tie tack would be the perfect complement. Naturally I couldn't find it at the time but last week I was looking for something else and instead found my tie tack right where I had previously looked.
 
I think I have had this since the 80s but it could be the 70s. I ordered a few catalogs/t-shirts over the years and it also may have been sent to me when I had custom pickups made for my Quantum bass in 1988. I do know that it came from Alembic but don?t remember ordering it.
 
Does anyone else have one of these?

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: mtjam on February 05, 2015, 05:32:55 PM

No, but I wish I did!

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: StephenR on February 05, 2015, 06:25:45 PM

Realizing that the tie-tack may have come with a used Distillate bass I bought in 1983. The bass was only a few months old when I got it, the original owner bought it at Sam Ash in Huntington, NY.
 
One interesting thing about the Distillate I had was that it came with a black trapezoidal shaped case. Only one I have seen like it to date.

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: gtrguy on February 05, 2015, 07:15:27 PM

Was it a solid case? I would love to see a thread about Alembic cases used over the years.

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: elwoodblue on February 05, 2015, 08:02:10 PM

here's one I have, it was a bonus when I bought a supercord  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/206534.jpg)

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: terryc on February 07, 2015, 02:56:20 AM

Yeah it would be great if Alembic made lapel pins especially in colour. I would wear mine with pride!
Maybe sold to those who own their products and hence registered with the company

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: StephenR on February 07, 2015, 08:51:27 AM

The one that came with the supercord is nice.... much more refined design.
 
The trapezoidal case was definitely a solid case. Black with gray inside. The tolex on the one for my 78 Series I is the same color blue as the old F2-Bs.

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: JuancarlinBass on February 07, 2015, 08:25:20 PM

I have mixed feeling about this, Although I would surely and proudly wear such a pin, I can imagine a fair amount of... persons buying them for cheap and sticking them in the headstocks of some el-cheapo chinese bolt-on bass in order to sell it overpriced at the evilbay... (As if there were not enough counterfeit ones and such...)

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: terryc on February 08, 2015, 03:31:16 AM

jcdlc72..that is why I suggested issueing only to Alembic owners, mind you anyone who knows basses should be able to detect a lemon just by looking at the pics

Title: Alembic tie-tack
Post by: serialnumber12 on February 08, 2015, 05:51:45 AM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/206592.jpg)