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Title: Alembic Serial Numbering and Production?
Post by: samsamaha on April 22, 2015, 05:46:42 PM

I'm just curious how the Alembic serial numbering system works? if it's not something that is proprietary info that is...  
For example if my Mark King has an S/N of 144xx, does this make it the 14000th Mark King? or is that total number of Alembic Instruments?  Also is there a list of SN's and age somewhere? sorta like Martin has?
 
Also if it's not proprietary info again, about how many instruments are made on average a month these days?  
 
(Message edited by samsamaha on April 22, 2015)

Title: Alembic Serial Numbering and Production?
Post by: slawie on April 22, 2015, 06:04:16 PM

There is a page that has been created by Flip here;
 
http://www.fcbass.nl/alembic/10.htm (http://www.fcbass.nl/alembic/10.htm)
 
He has done this off his own back and is a great resource for past instruments.
In the early days serial numbering was a trifle less than what it is today. Doubled up numbers etc.
I believe the system is sequential numbering with the year as the first digits e.g. mine 75-251
made in 1975 and the 251st instrument ever made.
That pretty much sums up my knowledge on the subject.  
 
There is more info here about serial numbers etc.
 
http://www.alembic.com/support/reference.html#sernum
 
slawie
 
(Message edited by slawie on April 22, 2015)

Title: Alembic Serial Numbering and Production?
Post by: elwoodblue on April 22, 2015, 06:17:30 PM

This letter FC posted (scroll down a little) explains the serial number history a bit.
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/208635.html?1429741297 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=515)

Title: Alembic Serial Numbering and Production?
Post by: samsamaha on April 22, 2015, 06:24:35 PM

hmm.. ok, so it does appear the serial numbers are more or less Serial and in sequence.,.. so 14xxx is the current total production since they began numbering?
 
Interesting.. I had a bass stolen a while ago, and all I recall is it had a 4 digit number.. wish I could remember it's actual #.
 
thanks

Title: Alembic Serial Numbering and Production?
Post by: samsamaha on April 22, 2015, 06:24:46 PM

hmm.. ok, so it does appear the serial numbers are more or less Serial and in sequence.,.. so 14xxx is the current total production since they began numbering?
 
Interesting.. I had a bass stolen a while ago, and all I recall is it had a 4 digit number.. wish I could remember it's actual #.
 
thanks