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Title: These my alembics
Post by: Hidehiro Tsubakihara (bassstar) on August 31, 2002, 05:12:03 PM

78 SSB series I, 75 AE model,95 LSB series II,
77 MSB series I, 87 SSB SC model.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/1655.jpg)

Title: These my alembics
Post by: Jonathan Johnstone (stoney) on September 06, 2002, 07:49:19 AM

Really a nice collection! Is the Series II done in Coco-bolo?

Title: These my alembics
Post by: Hidehiro Tsubakihara (bassstar) on September 07, 2002, 08:57:37 PM

Yes, Series II is Coco-bolo top.
You can see details of this series II,
it rocated in Showcase -> Series II basses and guitars -> 1995 Cocobolo series II.

Title: These my alembics
Post by: Charles David Tichenor (alembic76407) on September 16, 2002, 02:35:33 PM

so when you go play a gig which bass do you grab, or do you take them all

Title: These my alembics
Post by: Hidehiro Tsubakihara (bassstar) on September 16, 2002, 09:17:03 PM

Yes, I want to take all of them.
but in Japan, it is a taxation grabing over two of basses in a gig. I heard.

Title: These my alembics
Post by: Paul Lindemans (palembic) on October 17, 2002, 04:20:18 AM

Hythere Hidehiro,
 
I Just went for a visit to yourt site and -after loading down the plug-in for the japanese signs- I really enjoyed being in that kind of bass-paradise. What an amazing collection. The Ken Smith 7 string is a beautiful instrument. I'm not keen on Steinbergers but the acoustic upright seems a fine instrument to me. I studied upright bass for some years but after by quitting school I had to let go the instrument because I rented it from school. My wife says that I really  have to look out for a nice acoustic again (instead of those darn Alembics). Yours is a 3/4 I think?
By the way: I'm not fluent in japanese so I wonder: what's the story about that restore Alembic thing?
GReetings from Belgium and keep on the low end also in the land of the rising sun (and definitely rising basses)
CU
 
Paul

Title: These my alembics
Post by: Hidehiro Tsubakihara (bassstar) on November 03, 2002, 05:10:50 AM

Hi, Paul,
 
Thank you reading my Japanese home page.
I think you had many efforts.
Yes, my all of upright bass scale is 3/4.
In Japan, upright bass scale is 3/4. This is standard.
I started play the bass, that was an electric bass.
After I begin to play upright bass with bowing.
To play upright bass is break though of the electric bass play.
 
Restore alembic is my personal work.
This bass was made in 1975.
and played severely, without any maintenance.
This bass didn't output any sound without noise.
I started restore when I bought this bass.
I did refinish, rewiring, fret leveling and many works.
Now I can play this bass it is my first alembic bass.
 
Hidehiro

Title: These my alembics
Post by: Daan de Bruyne (wheezl) on March 19, 2003, 08:01:45 AM

Wow, excellent collection there!

Title: These my alembics
Post by: dutch358 on April 30, 2003, 08:23:46 PM

Tsubakihara-San Your collection and your efforts  restoring long neglected Alembic Basses is inspiring! Many thanks for Sharing!