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Connecting => Swap Shop and Wish Lists => Seen on craigslist, eBay, and elsewhere => Topic started by: rv_bass on November 28, 2018, 04:38:07 PM

Title: 78 Series I Medium Scale
Post by: rv_bass on November 28, 2018, 04:38:07 PM

https://reverb.com/item/17293217-alembic-series-i-1978-32-scale (https://reverb.com/item/17293217-alembic-series-i-1978-32-scale)

Title: Re: 78 Series I Medium Scale
Post by: garyhead on November 28, 2018, 05:10:33 PM

no cracks, normal? lamination pull on back of headstock, see pic

Title: Re: 78 Series I Medium Scale
Post by: elwoodblue on November 28, 2018, 05:16:58 PM

Yeah...that should be rebiult at Alembic.


I see someone had different thoughts   ???

Title: Re: 78 Series I Medium Scale
Post by: edwardofhuncote on November 28, 2018, 06:23:23 PM

My guess is someone already glued and clamped the broken scarf joint up, as it's clearly taken a shot at some point. I'd probably have worded the ad differently, but by most accounts I've ever read, LowEnd Bass Shop is known to be a pretty reputable dealer.

Title: Re: 78 Series I Medium Scale
Post by: hammer on November 28, 2018, 10:06:07 PM

Here's another one on Reverb  a short-scale Series I (https://reverb.com/item/11877486-alembic-series-i-ss) that is described as having "headstock laminate cracks."  The second and third photos suggest something a bit more catastrophic.  Except for these "lamination cracks" the bass appears to be in fairly good condition and reasonably priced.

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Title: Re: 78 Series I Medium Scale
Post by: gtrguy on November 29, 2018, 11:29:35 AM

Looks like a crack to me.