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Alembic products => Alembic Basses & Guitars => Topic started by: hansv on July 16, 2005, 11:13:04 AM

Title: Working to get my first alembic
Post by: hansv on July 16, 2005, 11:13:04 AM
I am working on my first deal for an alembic guitar, I have been mainly a PRS player till now. I am about to purchase a Orion Baritone in near mint condition, what do you think the going price on these would be? It has a darker rosewood looking top on it.. so not maple or anything light.. but neither I or the owner know the wood.
 
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Title: Working to get my first alembic
Post by: Bradley Young on July 16, 2005, 01:49:27 PM
Hans,
 
$1000 is a great price.  The top may be cocobolo, which would make it even better (in my book, at least).
 
If you have the serial number, you can make a request here for the build record (make a thread with serial number request in the title).  That will have the woods that the guitar was constructed from.
 
Brad
Title: Working to get my first alembic
Post by: David Houck on July 17, 2005, 07:13:03 AM
Orion Baritones don't trade very often, so I don't know if it is possible to determine a going price.  I like Brad's suggestion.  Hopefully, the members that follow the guitar prices might have some more suggestions.
Title: Working to get my first alembic
Post by: sfnic on July 18, 2005, 02:54:03 PM
I've got 3 Orion Baritones listed in my sertial number database, but only one shows a price:  $3680.  There's no eBay data shown, so it's probably a store price, which also probably means it hasn't sold yet.  Hang on...
 
Ah.  It was the Orion Baritone from the Alembic store, sold new (with dealer discount) through Superbass for $3680.  
 
listing here (http://store.yahoo.com/alembic/orionbaritone.html)
 
I also have one Orion Baritone in my eBay database.  It sold for $1499.99 on a Buy Now, on 5/23/05.  No serial number given, which is why it's not in my main database.  It had a maple top over a mahogany body, with a walnut accent lam.
 
nic
 
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Title: Working to get my first alembic
Post by: hansv on July 18, 2005, 03:22:13 PM
The top of this one is looking to be Bubinga I got the serial number so the final report will come from Mica, I am sending the check for it tommorow
Title: Working to get my first alembic
Post by: David Houck on July 18, 2005, 04:33:48 PM
Congrats!!!