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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Fun Stories => Topic started by: barry_g on June 27, 2011, 06:09:43 AM

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: barry_g on June 27, 2011, 06:09:43 AM

Folks, Purchased a 1982 Series 1, which had been refinished (by Alembic) in BLACK, harware chromed, and tuners changed.  Needless to say, the price was right. Recently had it refinished and thought you might be amused by the transformation:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/108041.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/108042.jpg)

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: elwoodblue on June 27, 2011, 06:53:48 AM

Oh Yeah !!
That must make you very happy,
The maple top with the silver hardware looks  
stunning.
 
Welcome Barry,
Elwood

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: lbpesq on June 27, 2011, 07:56:12 AM

Welcome to the club, Barry.  Nice piece of wood under there.  Did you have any idea before stripping the black off?
 
Bill, the guitar one

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: sonicus on June 27, 2011, 07:58:19 AM

Nice Bass,   Nice Birds Eye !

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: barry_g on June 27, 2011, 08:16:17 AM

Bill,
yes I had some idea.  I had emailed Mica with the serial number, and she told me about the black refinish, and that there was good stuff under it.  Alembic tried to put on a semi transparent finish, but you could only just see there was birds eye under there with very bright light.
Needless to say, I am pleased with the result.
Barry

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: artswork99 on June 27, 2011, 08:40:17 AM

Beautiful, Play it Healthy!

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: jazzyvee on June 27, 2011, 10:48:30 AM

One of the benefits of not applying dye to the wood.
 
Lovely Bass
Jazzyvee

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: edwin on June 27, 2011, 09:13:30 PM

Who did the work? It looks great! I just got a 60s EB-0 as a vehicle for some Dark Star pickups and it's an utter mess.

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: barry_g on June 28, 2011, 09:09:44 AM

Ed,
a bandmate of mine builds/ refinishes guitars, does neck work etc.  He did a great job even thought initially aprehensive about working on an Alembic.  We are in North Carolina, let me know if you want to get in touch with him.
Barry

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: David Houck on July 02, 2011, 02:02:07 PM

Hi Barry; welcome to the board!  Nice piece of Birds Eye!

Title: Series 1 reborn
Post by: hieronymous on July 05, 2011, 10:34:06 AM

I think it looks cool black, but the natural is even better!