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Alembic products => Factory to Customer => Topic started by: mica on June 24, 2003, 05:13:25 PM

Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on June 24, 2003, 05:13:25 PM
Here's the wood you and Susan were discussing:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/5262.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/5263.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/5264.jpg)
  It's totally wild looking. Hope you like it.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: yahyabb on June 24, 2003, 06:35:20 PM
Wow!!!!!
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: zappahead on June 24, 2003, 07:47:05 PM
Nice. The close up just seals the deal. Dang, A brand new series 2 guitar, you have to envy this guy. Good luck on the guitar, hope to see it further on down the road in its creation.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on July 23, 2003, 03:27:52 PM
Here's the super cool macassar Ebony board my dad and I picked out a couple of weeks ago:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/5450.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/5451.jpg)
  It's extremely straight grained with a very regular alternating pattern of dark and light. I think it's just grand, hope you like it too.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on November 12, 2003, 06:57:35 PM
Your guitar is in spray and looking amazing:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/6694.jpg)
  You've got to see this wood up close. Check out the intricate lacing:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/6695.jpg)
  and the super tiny tight flames near the center:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/6696.jpg)
 The back also has the micro flames. James and Tony and I were admiring the wood tonight. You will be shocked when you see it in person.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: valvil on November 12, 2003, 07:41:50 PM
Yes, it is REALLY stunning in person...I walked by it this morning and had to stop & go back to look at it more closely...what can you say...mother nature's still the number one artist.
 
Valentino
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: zappahead on November 13, 2003, 08:45:12 AM
Wow, is that just a regular spalted maple top? It might be the nicest Ive witnessed so far. Wow is as good a description as I can find right now.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: palembic on November 13, 2003, 02:36:54 PM
The higher my posting number the more silent I get in here... wew ...speechless again
 
Paul the bad one
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: paul on November 16, 2003, 04:19:46 AM
Needless to say, I'm thrilled!
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: rogertvr on November 16, 2003, 08:33:28 AM
Paul - thrilled?  Is that the best you can manage?  ;-)
 
It's stunning - the figuring on the wood is a once in a lifetime opportunity!  What a fantastic instrument that is going to be once it's finished!!!
 
Cheers,
 
Rog
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: palembic on November 16, 2003, 03:18:17 PM
Shshshshsh- Roger ...I think we have a brand new specie of a Paul here!!!!  
He's a little shy perhaps, so let's be careful! It's also a guitarplayer, mind them thay are always a little weird. So don't frighten them with bassy-talk and sounds.
I think it's still a wild Paul coming in from the outer world. Maybe we should call him Paul the wild one.  
Anyway: welcome Paul and enjoy your stay at the club.  
LOL  
 
Paul the bad one
 
(Message edited by palembic on November 16, 2003)
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on November 17, 2003, 06:54:45 PM
zappahead - it's not a regular spalted maple top, it's an incredible one! We've had many many nice pieces of spalted maple, but this one is very special. For me, those little micro flames make it.  
 
Did you catch the continuous wood truss rod cover? Of course the back is all CWB, but that will be a future picture.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: zappahead on November 18, 2003, 05:36:35 AM
I agree on the flames, the curvy wavy figuring with the black lines is the topper. The back almost looks like butterfly wings. Ive never seen a spalted top with so much figuring and I dont recall seeing flames in a spalted top either. I love the fingerboard too. Add in the series II electronics and this might be the nicest factory to customer Ive seen to date. It should be a featured custom!
 
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: senmen on November 18, 2003, 07:26:05 AM
WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW
 
More than speechless (and jealous of course)
 
Oliver
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on November 18, 2003, 10:16:13 AM
Actually Paul chose a different fingerboard than the one pictured, more along the lines of the one on Yahya's Big Bass to be a little more understated.  
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on December 05, 2003, 07:31:11 PM
Logo in:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/7070.jpg)
 
James did an awesome job, it's one of his best.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: palembic on December 08, 2003, 05:59:46 AM
Really nice!  
 
Some news about this wonder ???? Or too early yet???
 
Paul the bad one  
 
 
I KNOW IT WILL NOT BE MINE ....  
 
 
 
just curious ...  
 
 
 
and a little bit in love....  
 
 
 
just a tiny bit .....  
 
 
 
 
AGAIN!!!!!!!!
 
(Message edited by palembic on December 08, 2003)
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: yahyabb on December 08, 2003, 02:48:18 PM
Very nice Logo inlay James!!!
 
Yahya
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on December 08, 2003, 04:00:29 PM
Paul - we're still building this guitar. The picture was a freshly taken one just before it went back into the spray run. The chrome hardware was just sent to the platers, so it's a little ways away from completion.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: paul on December 22, 2003, 09:13:55 AM
This is looking amazing!  
 
Thanks and happy holidays to all!
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: palembic on February 03, 2004, 04:31:29 PM
Hi gang!
Just hopping by to see how work is going at one of my favourites?
Hope you don't mind???
 
Paul the bad one
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: palembic on March 04, 2004, 12:34:10 PM
I don't want to be rude or something but is there some news of this very nice instrument. I 'll accept of course your all wish of discrecy if wanted.
So my apologies if I disturbed this making of.
 
Paul the bad one
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: valvil on March 04, 2004, 05:24:43 PM
Paul TBO,
It's almost done, I believe the last thing left is for Ron to calibrate the electronics.  I guess I missed your request from last month, sorry.
 
Valentino
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: mica on March 05, 2004, 01:52:07 PM
Almost there... stay on target...  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/8542.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/8543.jpg)
  It's in line for the calibration. With my dad being out sick for nearly a month, there is quite a line, lots of Series I and II instruments.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: cdf on March 05, 2004, 02:14:51 PM
What a beautiful guitar! Wow I love spalted wood. Are the neck laminates ebony? And what is the wood for the body center. On computer screen it looks very dark, could that be ebony as well? I'm sure it will sound amazing. Well I better log off I feel like a dog sitting in front of the butcher shop.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: valvil on March 05, 2004, 03:17:46 PM
The neck laminates are indeed ebony, the body is mahogany, but it does have 2 accent laminates of ebony in the body.
 
Valentino
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: David Houck on March 05, 2004, 04:31:53 PM
Wow!  What a great guitar!
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: bob on March 05, 2004, 11:01:34 PM
I can't wait to see a closeup of the fretboard - in the latest shot, you can make out the streaking, and it looks beautiful.
 
Personally, I'm not a big fan of spalting, but I had the privilege of seeing this in person a couple months ago, and it was just freakin' stunning. None of the pictures here do it justice.
 
Congratulations.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: hollis on March 15, 2004, 04:24:46 PM
That is a beautiful guitar....I know I'm stunned....The logo is perfect....The wood is almost ethereal....WOW!  I can hardly wait to see pictures when it's completed.
Title: Paul's Series II guitar
Post by: palembic on June 09, 2004, 12:20:46 AM
It is done!
It is over!
She's gone!
booo-hooo-hooo-hoooo!