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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: dwmark on December 22, 2006, 06:09:53 PM

Title: (x) 74-59
Post by: dwmark on December 22, 2006, 06:09:53 PM

Yikes.  I have just received this bass.  Your folks were very much on their game.  What can you tell me about it?
 
dw

Title: (x) 74-59
Post by: mica on January 11, 2007, 05:25:31 PM

Hi David,
 
Here's what I can tell you - there's not a lot of detail in the early records:
 
top and back: teack
body core: Oak
neck: Walnut (see my note below)
scale: 34 long
originally made for: LD Heater, OR
birthday: June 4, 1974
 
The preamp card was exchanged for a rebuilt one in 1992.  
 
I made a note in the file that this bass was for sale at Bass Northwest January 8, 2002. I also made a note about the neck. It looked like the outside pair of woods was Walnut, but there are 2 lighter stripes that are probably either Maple or Beech. The center laminate looked darker, I thought it might be Vermilion, Purpleheart or Walnut, but I really couldn't tell!

Title: (x) 74-59
Post by: dadabass2001 on January 11, 2007, 06:46:56 PM

Hi David,
Man, you gotta post some pics of this baby. Also what is the weight and sound?
Jealous as can be..
Mike

Title: (x) 74-59
Post by: lidon2001 on January 11, 2007, 08:02:26 PM

74-59 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8460)