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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: Doggfather on April 19, 2022, 08:23:44 PM

Title: (x) History Request S/N 89H5566 USA
Post by: Doggfather on April 19, 2022, 08:23:44 PM

I bought this Elan 5-string in 1990 at the Bass Center in Studio City, CA. I just wanted some of the build details.
It has been my main bass since I purchased it and I just recently got a set of Alembic CX3/ 45LB strings....never going back to any other strings!

P.S. At the time my uncle owned a music store near you, "The Magic Flute" (Terra Linda) but never gave me a hard time about not getting it at his store as he was not an Alembic dealer.

Thank you

Doggfather

Title: Re: History Request S/N 89H5566 USA
Post by: pauldo on April 20, 2022, 04:33:51 AM

Colin,
Welcome to the camp.   Someone should be available soon to identify that very nice contrasting back/ body wood.  It looks stunning compared to the front!   Mica May take longer getting the build info to you so please be patience and as always… keep it low and stay outta treble!

Paul (who appreciates the backside of these instruments for their fundamental foundation role for all of the accoutrements that make them so magical)

Title: Re: History Request S/N 89H5566 USA
Post by: Doggfather on May 13, 2022, 07:27:58 PM

Paul, I always appreciate a good pun, especially when referring to the bass-ic things :).[/b][/b][/i][/i]

Title: Re: History Request S/N 89H5566 USA
Post by: gtrguy on May 14, 2022, 11:06:08 AM

Nice looking bass!

Title: Re: History Request S/N 89H5566 USA
Post by: pauldo on May 15, 2022, 05:36:45 PM

Quote from: Doggfather on May 13, 2022, 07:27:58 PM

Paul, I always appreciate a good pun, especially when referring to the bass-ic things :).[/b][/b][/i][/i]

I got that one from member Chalie Holmes.  😉

Title: Re: History Request S/N 89H5566 USA
Post by: mica on November 04, 2022, 12:47:56 AM

Hi Colin,

Here's what I found in the instrument file:

serial number: 89H5566
model name: Elan
model number: HLB5
top: Macassar Ebony
accent: none
body: Maple
neck: 7-piece Maple and Purpleheart
scale: 34" long
fingerboard: Ebony, custom width at 24th fret 3"
inlays: Pearloid (plastic) ovals
pickups: Alembic PJZ
controls: "Elan" volume, pan, filter, 2-position Q-switch, mono output
originally made for: Bass Centre, Studio City
birthday: not recorded, but likely October 1989

I visited The Magic Flute once because I played flute in marching band and orchestra back in the day. Nice shop!