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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: Jeph3Jones on February 04, 2017, 03:57:17 AM

Title: (x) 77-788
Post by: Jeph3Jones on February 04, 2017, 03:57:17 AM

Just posted a question on this, then noticed the format I should have used in the subject....oops.
This is a Series 1 showing on the market talks about recent rework, hoping for some insight on that rework and what original specs might have been.
https://reverb.com/item/3465301-alembic-series-i-short-scale-newer-neck-and-finish (https://reverb.com/item/3465301-alembic-series-i-short-scale-newer-neck-and-finish)

Title: Re: 77-788
Post by: pauldo on February 05, 2017, 02:10:16 AM

This 'suggests' that the neck was changed to make a scale length change . . . .
http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=5925.msg65484;topicseen#msg65484 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=5925.msg65484;topicseen#msg65484)

Title: Re: 77-788
Post by: mica on February 09, 2017, 10:32:14 PM

Scale length changes are possible, but very VERY rare. This bass was originally short scale. It may have had a replacement neck, but all I can locate is the original index card, so just the original build details, which Paul referenced in the other thread:

top and back: Schedua
body: Mahogany
through-body neck: Maple and Purpleheart, 30.75 short scale
fingerboard: Ebony with mother of pearl inlays
peghead veneers: Zebrawood
originally made for: Rothchild
birthday: August 9, 1977

Sorry I don't have more details.