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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: redtiger on January 06, 2010, 12:47:06 AM

Title: (x) 781241 Series 1
Post by: redtiger on January 06, 2010, 12:47:06 AM

Mica,  
 
Seen used for sale.  
Very interested in but still looking at it.  
Any info on the history of this instrument would be highly appreciated.  
 
Thanks,  
Redtiger

Title: (x) 781241 Series 1
Post by: room037 on January 06, 2010, 05:40:24 AM

Hi Shoji,
 
The bass was appeared on 1979 Alembic catalog by YAMAHA.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/75139.jpg)
 
Eiji

Title: (x) 781241 Series 1
Post by: mica on March 19, 2010, 06:43:31 PM

Hi Shoji,
 
Eiji has a great find there in that brochure page! The information is confirmed in the file:
 
top: Rosewood
body: Mahogany
back: Rosewood
neck: 5-piece Maple and Purpleheart
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl
peghead veneers: Walnut
machine heads: Schaller
originally made for: Yamaha
birthday: September 14, 1978