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Alembic products => Owning an Alembic => Serial Number / History Requests => Topic started by: playbootsy on April 03, 2006, 06:08:14 PM

Title: (x) Series I - SN 77 858 or 857
Post by: playbootsy on April 03, 2006, 06:08:14 PM

Hi Mica,  
I bougth my first S1 on jan/06 and i need your help.
The SN in headstock is 77 858 or 857.Looks like have 2 numbers(7 and 8)carved in the same place.
I look in the stolen section and other section and dont have any information about this SN.
Could you check in your database if have some information about this?
If is possible, i want to know what is the wood and the built date.
Thanks from Brasil(http://club.alembic.com/Images/394/26898.jpg)

Title: (x) Series I - SN 77 858 or 857
Post by: valvil on April 05, 2006, 01:18:25 PM

Hello Ricardo,
 
the top wood is Schedua; I was pretty sure when I saw the picture, so I though it would be easy to tell which serial number is the real one.  
When I went to check, however, I found out that 77-857 and 77-858 are built exactly the same, so I don't know which one you have.
At any rate here are the specs:
 
Schedua top & back
mahogany core
maple/purpleheart neck
ebony fretboard
vermillion peghead veneer
brass hardware
mother or pearl ovals
completed October 1977 (either the 7th or the 20th)
 
That's it
 
Valentino

Title: (x) Series I - SN 77 858 or 857
Post by: playbootsy on April 11, 2006, 12:15:49 PM

Thank?s Val!
Could you confirm if it?s long or meddium scale?
Ricardo

Title: (x) Series I - SN 77 858 or 857
Post by: mica on April 11, 2006, 12:22:28 PM

Val's pulled the cards for both serial numbers, and he's got the day off, so I can't confirm for you. However, you can determine the scale length by measuring from the nut to the 12th fret, then multiplying by 2.

Title: (x) Series I - SN 77 858 or 857
Post by: playbootsy on April 12, 2006, 10:05:24 AM

Ok. Thank?s