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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: fishmanpa on January 27, 2013, 03:48:32 PM

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on January 27, 2013, 03:48:32 PM

I am the owner of this gorgeous guitar. 1986 strat style. serial#86E4159. 24 fret, neck through, figured maple and mahogony, three pickup (2 single, one humbucker, Alembic active electronics, volume and tone knobs, 5 way selector switch, Khaler locking tremelo. It's in excellent condition. Any way of determining it's value?
 
(Message edited by fishmanpa on January 27, 2013)

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on January 27, 2013, 04:09:09 PM

Make that serial#86E4159 (hard to read that last #)

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on January 30, 2013, 04:37:11 PM

Here are some pics. Original owner. Purchased in 1986 or 1987...can't remember. Zapf's Music in Philadelphia.
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/149047.jpg)

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on January 30, 2013, 04:38:38 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/149050.jpg)

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on January 30, 2013, 04:39:58 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/149053.jpg)

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on January 30, 2013, 04:43:03 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/149056.jpg)

Title: 86E4159
Post by: growlypants on January 31, 2013, 06:36:08 AM

Beautiful guitar!  (By the way, anyone know if Zapf's is still in business?)

Title: 86E4159
Post by: funkyjazzjunky on January 31, 2013, 08:25:35 AM

What a wonderful guitar.  What type of Tremelo is that?  Did it come with the guitar or was it added later?

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on January 31, 2013, 08:54:28 AM

It's a Kahler tremelo. It came with the guitar.

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on March 09, 2013, 08:32:45 AM

Any idea how long it takes to get serial number info? It's been over a month.

Title: 86E4159
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on March 09, 2013, 08:04:22 PM

Mica, who does the look-ups, has about 1,000,000 actual job functions, and provides this service in her free time; it can take a while (I seem to recall mention of about 1 year right now.  I'm telling you, Mica, company archivist )
 
Peter

Title: 86E4159
Post by: jazzyvee on March 10, 2013, 10:03:00 AM

Well if it's any help i put my request in January and then I was about 100 in the list according to mica, although she has a sense of humour and it could have been 1000,001 or less than 100. Unfortunately there is no set time and really for these requests, patience really is a virtue.

Title: 86E4159
Post by: lbpesq on March 10, 2013, 10:22:43 AM

But the price is right!
 
Bill, tgo

Title: 86E4159
Post by: fishmanpa on March 14, 2013, 08:41:31 PM

Oh well... I guess I'll just check in periodically.
 
Many years ago I called and asked for a replacement value for insurance purposes. I believe it was Mica I spoke with. I read her the serial number and about a minute later she said Ohhh, you have that one!... I recall her saying her father had a hand in building it. When I got it, there was a sheet of paper that had all the specs and was personally signed by everyone that had a hand in making it. Being that it over 35 years old, I'd love to have the history and specs. I'd also love to get an idea of value.