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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: sacredheartattack on January 13, 2009, 08:07:41 AM

Title: (x) F-2B, Circa OLD!
Post by: sacredheartattack on January 13, 2009, 08:07:41 AM

I was gifted an F-2B. On the back of the unit is a hand stamped 4-digit serial number. It is 4041. Know anything about it? I'd love a production date, that way I can confirm I am using gear that is twice my age because that's awesome.

Title: (x) F-2B, Circa OLD!
Post by: hieronymous on January 13, 2009, 10:26:13 AM

Congrats! You've got a great piece of gear there.
 
There's a couple of things that can help - does it say where it was made? I assume it's a blue one as opposed to a black one?

Title: (x) F-2B, Circa OLD!
Post by: sacredheartattack on January 13, 2009, 10:31:13 AM

Thanks!  
Yes sir. Blue chassis, with the black front. It has the Alembic, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA printed on the back, but that is all I can find. Is there anything else I can tell you?

Title: (x) F-2B, Circa OLD!
Post by: David Houck on January 13, 2009, 11:17:33 AM

Alembic moved to Santa Rosa in 1979, so it's no older than '79.

Title: (x) F-2B, Circa OLD!
Post by: edwin on January 14, 2009, 08:44:18 PM

To give some perspective, my F2B is serial number 459 and is marked San Francisco. It also has a very large power switch. I had another that was a little higher and marked Sebastapol.
 
Edwin