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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: goop on April 01, 2009, 07:09:32 PM

Title: (x) 81D1855
Post by: goop on April 01, 2009, 07:09:32 PM

This beautiful early Distillate is my first Alembic. I posted a pic in my profile. It is on the way and I can't wait.  
 
I just purchased from the original owner.  Any info is greatly appreciated. In particular, I wonder what woods are used and whether it is a solid body.
 
  Cheers,
 
Colin

Title: (x) 81D1855
Post by: goop on April 18, 2009, 07:23:18 AM

Mica,
 
Here are my guesses at what you'll find in the instrument file:  
 
top: Koa  
body: Mahogany  
neck: Maple and Purpleheart  
scale: 32 medium  
fingerboard: Ebony  
inlays: Mother of pearl  
peghead veneers: Koa  
birthday: May 16, 1981  
originally made for: not recorded  
 
Colin

Title: (x) 81D1855
Post by: mica on July 09, 2009, 06:24:28 PM

I found even less... Just a copy of the original warranty registration card. So all I can tell you from the file is that it was originally made for Vic Zinn's Music, the original buyer purchased it on July 7, 1981 and they were from Indiana.  
 
Are those guesses from the original wood card?