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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: redtiger on October 26, 2009, 03:28:43 AM

Title: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: redtiger on October 26, 2009, 03:28:43 AM

Mica,  
 
Seen used for sale.  
Very interested in but still looking at it.  
The History/Build Record would be deeply appreciated.  
Especially I'm curious about the scale (long or medium).
 
Thanks,  
Redtiger

Title: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: adriaan on October 26, 2009, 04:31:04 AM

Google (http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=77+744+site%3Aalembic.com&aq=f&oq=&aqi= target=_blank) finds these previous threads:
 
Series I 1977-744 for sale (https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=14923.0) from June 2007
 
105 Saturn Rings (https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8031.0) from the Wood Bank, where longtime member s_wood commented -
 
I had a 77 Series I with a schedua top (SN 77-744) for a few months a couple of years ago. Although the top was gorgeous, I never could get into the bass's dark tone, which was a primarily a function of the cherry core. Each to their own...

Title: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: redtiger on October 26, 2009, 05:49:29 AM

Adriaan,
 
Thanks for the heads-up.
That helps.
 
Redtiger

Title: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: mica on January 15, 2010, 05:47:56 PM

Hi Shoji,
 
The official build card shows:
 
top and back: Schedua
body: Cherry
neck: Maple, Beech, Purpleheart
scale: long 34
fingerboard: Ebony
inlays: mother of pearl
peghead veneers: Vermilion
birthday: June 23, 1977
originally made for: Rothchild
 
 
The dark tone is probably due to the combination of the Cherry core (my bass has this) and the Schedua top and back, which really emphasizes the lows.

Title: Re: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: Stan Mansfield on August 15, 2023, 09:52:43 AM

I have this 77 now and am interested how it came to UK? Not gigged yet but very soon! My first and an addition to my bass collection. I was surprised at the condition for its age though.

Title: Re: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: JimmyJ on August 15, 2023, 10:26:33 AM

Enjoy that thing!
Jimmy J

Title: Re: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: edwardofhuncote on August 15, 2023, 10:34:20 AM

Would love to see some pictures of that one when you can.

Title: Re: (x) 77744 Series 1
Post by: JimmyJ on August 15, 2023, 01:34:49 PM

There are some pics in teh other thread:
https://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=22738.msg285298#msg285298
Nice one!

Jimmy J