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Title: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: gtrguy on January 01, 2025, 11:48:09 AM: Interesting double neck Alembic style guitar. I know nothing more.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166839713216?_skw=cort+double+neck&itmmeta=01JGHPDATT6HP5NAA64H9209YK&hash=item26d86bfdc0:g:O98AAOSw9V1mel0S&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA0HoV3kP08IDx%2BKZ9MfhVJKlfEdVplGNn9Z5X1CwWb13wPsuG21qO1%2BvwR9mSekk42ZTRvFmIPKHgmC2MfuvUjo22FQlNuetmSSlOOmvQdqD6mfgxMLFXRo5G%2FkMFvxsUPegGRRV0I4DbB5WLYqNBxOsTzitDyN3A1dYHaT53T%2FM9evPdne5AriDoe%2FWBCPhztttQfDBSkmORwDasem7pAURE5Vn91oEKWvieGCVzURg9hxn1wQdws5up1RSdPTT2%2FUzp3DlrZfN3crnk1RYHkww%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR7yttbaEZQ
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: lbpesq on January 01, 2025, 05:06:56 PM: I have a similar Alembic-influenced Cort double-neck. Paid about 1/6th the asking price on this Kawai about four years ago.

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 02, 2025, 07:20:50 AM: I was thinking about it the other day, doubleneck guitars are such a niche' thing... there just can't be but so many of them, regardless of what the double is, guitar/guitar, guitar/bass, I've even seen a guitar/mandolin doubleneck. You just gotta' want a thing like that I guess.

Has anybody got an educated guess how many doublenecks Alembic has created? Maybe a couple dozen? I can think of about six right off, but every single one is at least half bass. I can't think of any that are guitar/guitar configuration. Like 12/6. There must be one somewhere.
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: gtrguy on January 02, 2025, 10:47:09 AM: I have a liking for double necks for some reason. With a looper pedal you can do some cool stuff and cover a lot of ground. Of course, they are heavy.
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: pauldo on January 02, 2025, 01:14:04 PM: The late Allen Woody:

http://www.emando.com/images/players/Allen_Woody.jpg
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: garyhead on January 02, 2025, 02:16:19 PM: I’ve got 4. 4 + 6 Alembic. 4 + 6 Waterstone (prototype) 4 + 6 Steinberger Spirit & a 6 + 12 OLP Musi man clone. They just happened to present themselves to me over the last 30 years or so. I’m a big-framed guy so the weight / size doesn’t bother me.
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: hieronymous on January 02, 2025, 06:49:31 PM: Quote from: garyhead on January 02, 2025, 02:16:19 PM
I’ve got 4. 4 + 6 Alembic. 4 + 6 Waterstone (prototype) 4 + 6 Steinberger Spirit & a 6 + 12 OLP Musi man clone. They just happened to present themselves to me over the last 30 years or so. I’m a big-framed guy so the weight / size doesn’t bother me.

I gotta ask - when you say 4 + 6 (as in the case of your Alembic) is it 4 string on top + 6 string on bottom? My '75 doubleneck is 6-string bass on top + fretless 4 string on bottom - I guess I'd call it 6+4? Mine is DEFINITELY heavy and uncomfortable - but who's perfect?
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: garyhead on January 03, 2025, 08:14:01 AM: Yes Harry, the 4-string bass is on the top and the 6-string guitar is on the bottom. I can't seem to post pictures anymore....my iPhone 11 won't let me resize the photos to fit this websites requirements.
This Alembic is 17.2 pounds. I have a stand that holds it in playing position and it's a pretty comfortable fit. The stand is $350.00 and it is stout! (German made)
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: adriaan on January 03, 2025, 10:08:42 AM: Quote from: garyhead on January 03, 2025, 08:14:01 AM
[...] I can't seem to post pictures anymore....my iPhone 11 won't let me resize the photos to fit this websites requirements. [...]
The limit is simply 1,000 kB in file size (slightly *less* than 1 MB, which is 1,024 kB).
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: edwardofhuncote on January 03, 2025, 11:23:59 AM: Gary, I don't know if (or how) it works on an iPhone but I have found that texting pictures to myself, then downloading them to a different folder (other than the camera pictures file) resizes them well below the forum limit.

Sorry 'bout the hijack... carry on.
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: garyhead on January 05, 2025, 02:00:07 PM: Test photo of Leviathan.
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: hieronymous on January 13, 2025, 04:13:28 PM: Quote from: garyhead on January 05, 2025, 02:00:07 PM
Test photo of Leviathan.
Thank you for posting that! Such a cool instrument.

And that stand?!! I have been wanting something like that for my doubleneck for a long time - I love playing the 6-string neck standing with it on a strap, but would love to also play the fretless standing, in which case I would love a stand like this.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51805808353_e09f75964d_c.jpg)

Also thanks for clarifying the nomenclature - that makes mine a 6 + 4!
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: garyhead on January 13, 2025, 06:14:01 PM: Here’s the stand. Full Compass. I believe it was around $350.
Title: Re: Interesting double neck Alembic style Kawai guitar
Post by: edwin on January 25, 2025, 06:16:53 AM: I have to chime in and say that the fretless half of Harry's bass is one of the nicest fretlesses I've ever played. It's a gem!