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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: tybeert on November 15, 2017, 07:36:00 AM

Title: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: tybeert on November 15, 2017, 07:36:00 AM

Hi Mica,


Looking for any information regarding my Series I bass -- serial number 76 573.


Thanks in advance!


~Joel

Title: Re: Series I #76 573
Post by: edwin on November 16, 2017, 07:28:13 PM

We love pictures around here!

Title: Re: Series I #76 573
Post by: mica on November 17, 2017, 07:06:14 PM

Hi Joel,

Here's what I found in the instrument file. There's not much, we haven't heard from this bass since we made it and all the details are on a 3x5 card.

top: Zebrawood
accent: not recorded (probably none)
body: not recorded (probably Mahogany)
back: Zebrawood
neck: Maple*
scale: 34" long
body shape: Small Standard**
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl
peghead veneers: Bocate
originally made for: Individual in New Mexico
birthday: December 9, 1976

*It would be weird to have only Maple neck laminates. If you can post some images, I can make some educated guesses as to the other woods.
**Very rare combination of a small body and a long-scale neck. We estimate there are about 8 of these, but there may be a few more. This one wasn't on my radar as one.

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: mica on November 17, 2017, 07:23:03 PM

Also - can you update your profile? Looks like when we transferred it from the old board your email address and the rest of the details were munched up. Thanks!

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: tybeert on September 09, 2021, 05:59:26 AM

Hi Mica! It's been a very long time since I visited the forum, let alone posted; however, here are pictures of my bass.

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: tybeert on September 09, 2021, 06:00:34 AM

More pictures...

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: tybeert on September 09, 2021, 06:02:34 AM

Headstock...

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: tybeert on September 09, 2021, 06:04:50 AM

And.....more pictures...

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: pauldo on September 09, 2021, 07:25:23 AM

 8)

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: hammer on September 09, 2021, 07:50:45 AM

Very nice looking bass. I haven’t seen many accents done like that. You have yourself a very unique bass and that’s saying a lot given that almost all Alembics are unique.

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: dela217 on September 09, 2021, 07:51:28 AM

That is beautiful!
I like the pickup switch knob.    A couple of my basses are like that.    That round silver knob is what is underneath the regular pointer knob.    It is just that the plastic is broken away.   

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 09, 2021, 09:01:40 AM

Love those Grover 'wavy' tuners... I can't recall seeing them on another Alembic. I have chrome ones very similar on my Hyak, and Schaller 'wavy' machines on my Custom fretless. That extra pinstripe separating the body core halves is a nice bonus too, don't see that much. I can remember seeing a very few with it. Very sweet bass, thanks for posting pictures.  8)

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: rv_bass on September 09, 2021, 01:20:34 PM

That’s a nice one!  :)

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: rv_bass on September 11, 2021, 02:24:48 PM

Looks like there is a similar small body long scale zebrawood from 76 out there somewhere with serial number 76-AO62.

https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=6215.0

https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=6220.msg67145#msg67145

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: dela217 on September 11, 2021, 05:20:06 PM

I used to own 76-A062.   

I may have some other pictures of it in action somewhere.   

Title: Re: (x) Series I #76 573
Post by: allgood on September 12, 2021, 02:19:24 PM

I don’t think I have ever seen a thin piece of the front and back laminate (zebra in this case) sandwiched inside the core wood like this.  Very cool and unique!