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Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: captain_jan on June 27, 2010, 08:45:20 AM

This might be most northernmost place any Alembic bass has ever been played on. At the Spitsbergen islands just a mere 660km from the North Pole.
Usually my Series II is in frequent use when I play with my ships' band to entertain the cruise guests.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/81899.jpg)

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: sonicus on June 27, 2010, 10:13:36 AM

That is a great picture. I can relate to thrill of the experience because my Father worked for the Hapag-Lloyd ship line for many years and he had endless ship experience stories to tell me about.
  Very Cool !

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: dadabass2001 on June 27, 2010, 12:26:10 PM

Alembic - world wide! Yeah!
Mike

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: adriaan on June 27, 2010, 12:57:33 PM

Cool! Well, perhaps not as cold as I expected so far up north.

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: pauldo on June 27, 2010, 01:26:07 PM

Captain my Captain -  
You look absolutely overjoyed - and who wouldn't be? A beautiful Alembic, a beautiful sunshiney day at sea and a ship that is under your control.
 
Rock On!

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: pauldo on June 27, 2010, 01:26:12 PM

oops! double post!!!
 
 
(Message edited by pauldo on June 27, 2010)

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: serialnumber12 on June 27, 2010, 02:41:38 PM

good pic dude!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/81906.gif)

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: David Houck on June 27, 2010, 02:59:10 PM

Hi Jan!  Good to see you; thanks for the great pic!

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: bigredbass on June 27, 2010, 05:15:37 PM

Fabulous picture!  I had an uncle that was a Captain aboard Mobil Oil tankers for many years, nice to know we have a master lurking in our ranks.
 
I bet you don't let the harbor pilots drive your S2 till you get out of the jetties!  Best of luck, Captain.
 
J o e y

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: artswork99 on June 27, 2010, 08:11:38 PM

Way cool Jan!  Thanks for the great photo.

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: captain_jan on June 27, 2010, 11:44:57 PM

Thanks guys for the nice comments!
It would also be funny to know what Mark King would think if he could see where his old bass is today :-)
Regards from the North Cape
Jan
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/81913.jpg)

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: artswork99 on June 28, 2010, 06:13:27 AM

Nice in action photo of a beautiful bass!

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: terryc on July 29, 2010, 08:15:01 AM

Nice bass..very dark top laminate..looks damn cool with the LED's too

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: rjmsteel on July 29, 2010, 10:41:55 AM

What IS that top laminate, (Rosewood?)...just beautiful!

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: David Houck on July 29, 2010, 12:04:27 PM

I was going to say that it's the bass in this thread (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=9694), which would mean the top is Coco Bolo, and that it looks unusual because of the way the light is reflecting off the top.  But the neck lams don't match up, so maybe Jan has picked up another SII.

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: terryc on July 30, 2010, 06:51:11 AM

Dave..it looks like the same bass, I think the neck laminates look different because of the slight out of focus picture and the light on it

Title: Alembic at the top of the world
Post by: hydrargyrum on August 17, 2010, 08:32:02 AM

Very cool!