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Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: grooveman on June 26, 2007, 05:55:17 AM

Hai there my colleague-Alembicians,  
 
For everybody who wants to learn and read a nice story about Alembic (and others) I found This (http://www.google.com/books?id=5lBKzcs746oC&pg=PA16&ots=uGvuIDp1QT&dq=alembic&sig=tEAckZhXEWeg2Fr52-PpjctraHg#PPA12 target=_blank) on the internet!
 
Have fun!
 
(Message edited by grooveman on June 26, 2007)

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: grooveman on June 26, 2007, 07:37:21 AM

Mmmmmm, now they hide page 17 to 50 from the Alembic story ... strange! ... just try!!

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: FC Bass on June 26, 2007, 07:38:54 AM

Great!
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/41535.gif)
 First frontal picture of number 1 I've seen
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/41536.gif)

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: David Houck on June 26, 2007, 08:01:27 AM

You saw pictures?  All I saw was a table of contents.

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: adriaan on June 26, 2007, 08:27:46 AM

quote:Great!  
First frontal picture of number 1 I've seen You probably weren't around for the guitar special published by Muziekkrant Oor back in 1975 or 1976 - this was when Oor still looked like a krant, and when my dad reviewed audio gear for them a couple of times (Testkeesje).
 
My older brother (Kees, obviously) cut out all the pictures of nice looking guitars, and put them up on the wall. Unfortunately they were all tiny little snapshots in B&W, but from one of the blurbs I learned (at the tender age of 10) that Alembic #1 had pickups that could be adjusted on copper tubes. If I remember correctly, it also mentioned the Grateful Dead and Stanley.

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: grooveman on June 26, 2007, 11:12:40 AM

Dave ... use your scrollbar or press 'full screen' on the upperright! ;-)

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: tbrannon on June 26, 2007, 11:16:53 AM

COOL!!!  I'd never seen any pictures of that Casady test bass.  Shame that one's not around anymore.
 
Thanks for the link.

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: David Houck on June 26, 2007, 11:38:53 AM

It loaded this time, thanks!  Very cool!

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: dela217 on June 26, 2007, 03:15:40 PM

FYI:
 
That picture of Casady's bass is how it looks today. It is still around and is owned by a club memeber who wishes to remain unknown.  It originally had more knobs!  The electronics in it today are standard PF6 stuff.  The top was replaced too so the PF5 electronics could be mounted properly.  That picture was taken out of Bass Player magazine when they did a feature on it a few years back.  The graphite necked short scale was also lifted out of Bass Player.  I did not read the articles because the font was too small.  I am going to have to check it out later when I have more time.
 
Michael
 
(Message edited by dela217 on June 26, 2007)

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: tbrannon on June 26, 2007, 03:24:19 PM

Michael,
 
Thanks for that clarification.  I thought that the bass turned into a tester that was eventually destroyed- am I confusing the bass in the article with another?  Was it the Osage Orange bass that eventually got destroyed?
 
Toby

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: Bradley Young on June 26, 2007, 04:09:08 PM

Osage Orange eventually delaminated, if I remember correctly.

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: bigredbass on June 26, 2007, 04:37:10 PM

I bought this book and really like it.  Lots of ink about the 'usual suspects', terrific section about ALEMBIC, and lots of articles about basses from far off the beaten path.
 
J o e y

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: David Houck on June 26, 2007, 05:55:10 PM

The Alembic bass with Modulus Graphite neck circa 1977 is obviously mislabeled.
 
Michael, thanks for the update; oh, and the articles are really good!

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: flaxattack on June 26, 2007, 10:39:14 PM

there are pictures of jack on 1 in the archives
try doing a search
i saw jack on 1 at suny binghampton in 73
the back is carved bigtime. i have some photos i took at that show somewhere in my puter...
all i could say is what is that thing... it sounds awesome....

Title: Something interresting to read !!!!!!!
Post by: grooveman on June 27, 2007, 12:41:17 AM

I've tryed to link this book again with another search options!
 
Result:
 
It's still the same book, but now we can see some more pages from the story! (till page 19) Great!!
 
Again but more! (http://www.google.nl/books?id=5lBKzcs746oC&pg=PA16&ots=uGvuJApZVS&dq=alembic+%2B+spoiler&sig=AmAG6VB90lse68AUuIWzXyA7EeI#PPA12 target=_blank)
 
(PS. if fonts are to small; In the upper-middle of the window is a zoom in/out-button!)