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Title: Carving to the body
Post by: tdukes on April 05, 2011, 11:53:01 AM

Does Alembic do any carving to the body like you see on the Scott Walker guitars?  I thought I saw a picture of #1 with carving on the back. I did a search for carve, but mostly came up with irrelevant (but interesting) threads.  Here is an example of what I am talking about  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/402/101230.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/402/101231.jpg)
  I assume this would have to be at least a double thick laminate.  Has anybody seen pictures of Alembic's with carvings like this on them?  Todd.

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: jazzyvee on April 05, 2011, 01:34:55 PM

I guess this one is from the early days, (http://club.alembic.com/Images/402/101245.jpg)
 and there is the one from  But I don't recall seeing of any pictures of recent models with elaborate carvings like that. There is the johnny Winter Alembic guitar.  
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/69002.html?1250890900 (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=8422)
 
 
Jazzyvee

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: tdukes on April 05, 2011, 01:42:03 PM

I believe that is the back-side of Alembic #1.
 
At least, that is what it says here (http://www.flyguitars.com/interviews/jackCasadyAlembic.php)
 
Thanks for the photo.
 
Todd.

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: mica on April 05, 2011, 06:59:17 PM

That is the back of #1 and we do carving on special request.  
 
The Tribute guitars have a carved top, and the Kit guitar has a little curly-cue carving detail on the upper horn. Any other carving is done on a custom basis.

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: lbpesq on April 06, 2011, 07:07:40 AM

Don't Skylarks have a carved top too?
 
Bill, tgo

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: mica on April 06, 2011, 12:35:24 PM

It's not really a carved top - the edge is routed with an ogee profile - the top is completely flat. But it does have a carved look to it.

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: crobbins on April 06, 2011, 07:32:16 PM

Todd, do you know Jim OBrien? He lives in Round Rock.

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: mikedm on April 08, 2011, 10:02:34 AM

Did someone say 'Round Rock'? I'll be down there for Easter and a couple other times during the year. Hmmm, interesting thoughts . . .
 
To keep on topic. The guitar in the first post made me think of David King basses (although, he's carved back on the body options - groan, no pun intended). Not sure it's for me, but it looks nice while still holding to a 'traditional body shape as in the above pic.

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: tdukes on April 11, 2011, 07:34:25 AM

Looks like someone else liked body carving. See here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150590214698&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT) on ebay.  How well do you think it will clean up?
 
Todd.

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: mario_farufyno on April 11, 2011, 01:11:14 PM

Hi Tod, that guy should warn people that he changed original eletronics... Someone must rescue and restore that poor Alembic

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: crobbins on April 12, 2011, 06:41:39 PM

(http://club.alembic.com/Images/402/101863.jpg)

Title: Carving to the body
Post by: David Houck on April 25, 2011, 02:26:48 PM

The Johnny Winter Alembic (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=3562) has some interesting carving.