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Alembic products => Factory to Customer => Topic started by: mica on January 19, 2007, 05:43:59 PM

Title: David's Custom Dragon Wing
Post by: mica on January 19, 2007, 05:43:59 PM

Saw your neck last night:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/35510.jpg)

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on January 22, 2007, 03:20:06 PM

Thanks  
Mica
 
I am looking at this now thru my blackberry on the beach at the north coast of hawaii.  
 
Keep the pictures coming

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: jtussing on January 22, 2007, 04:05:30 PM

Ok...that would be gloating... :-)

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on January 22, 2007, 05:49:29 PM

Not to worry
 
It's back to winter in
.
Phila tomorrow

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: senmen on January 23, 2007, 02:36:07 AM

Fish,
DW no.10 on the way......
The DW owners club is growing....
Oliver

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: mica on March 13, 2007, 04:52:27 PM

Neck to body time!
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/37487.jpg)

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on March 14, 2007, 03:46:16 PM

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: mica on March 23, 2007, 06:24:27 PM

It's routed now:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/37935.jpg)
We even remembered to forget the holes for the front  
 
Wait until the finish hits this Maple - it will spark way up, there is a lot going on.

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on March 24, 2007, 11:55:20 AM

Looks great Mica. Thank you.
 
Knob turners please divert your eyes.

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: senmen on March 24, 2007, 02:00:27 PM

Hey Dave,
the grain looks already great.
Be prepared to receive a great bass....
 
Many greetings from Tears for John.... :-)
Oliver (Spyderman)

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: mica on May 16, 2007, 06:15:04 PM

Nearly out of finish now:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/39846.jpg)
 
I keep thinking Starburst when I look at the grain of this Quilted Maple. It's unusual and I hope you love it as much as we do.
 
(Message edited by mica on May 16, 2007)

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: Bradley Young on May 16, 2007, 06:24:45 PM

Wow.  Stunning.
 
Will this be the first series equipped Dragon Wing?

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: bassjigga on May 16, 2007, 07:15:02 PM

Wow beautiful! Unique quilt.

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: senmen on May 17, 2007, 02:35:25 AM

Dave,
wow, this is stunning. A fantastic top.
You will get a great bass, believe me.
 
Oliver (Spyderman)(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/39853.jpg)

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: grateful on May 17, 2007, 03:07:02 AM

That is an incredible piece of maple!
 
Mark

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: the_mule on May 17, 2007, 03:28:51 AM

Incredible wood, easily the best figured maple top I've ever seen!
Please forgive me my ignorance, but what's the deal with the (lack of) knobs?
 
Wilfred

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: jtussing on May 17, 2007, 03:41:29 AM

Whoa.  I never feel as inept with adjectives as when I look at one of these for the first time.  Just beautiful.
 
Congratulations on a stunning instrument!
 
- Jim

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: jags on May 17, 2007, 05:16:59 AM

it is very nice. sadly though it seems that another dragon wing with a close miss.  i've seen a few dragons with maple tops and some nice 5A quilts.  one was actually a sample in the mothership when i visited last July.  for me though if i was to get a dragon custom, the only wood i see available would be spalted maple, especially after seeing the last spalted custom.  i think this wood would portray the scaly skin of a dragon perfect. and all the mold lines could define many reptillian features.  i'm actually surprised no one else has came up with it.
 
sweet bass anyways. i played a coco bolo dragon when i visited and it was the most comfy bass i had ever played!!!
 
(Message edited by jags on May 17, 2007)

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on May 17, 2007, 08:43:27 AM

Thank you all for the kind words
 
Mica, I love it.
 
As far as the ?knob-less-ness? (is that a word?),  stayed tuned.

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: dtrice on May 28, 2007, 10:04:03 AM

I hope there is Quilt Maple like that available when I build my Series II. That would look amazing. Enjoy it!

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: the_8_string_king on May 28, 2007, 02:44:57 PM

Wow!!!
 
That's one of the coolest pieces of Quilted Maple I've EVER seen... definitely unsurpassed.
 
What a STUNNING piece!!!  It looks like an electrical effect (or storm) to me.
 
Between the brightness of the Maple top and the Ebony laminate in the neck, you're going to be in for quite a sonic treat!
 
I'm curious to see what kind of electronics you're getting, and what the back looks like!

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on May 29, 2007, 02:05:41 PM

I'm curious to see what kind of electronics you're getting, and what the back looks like!
 
Me too  : )

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: David Houck on June 10, 2007, 09:00:00 PM

Beautiful top!  And I can see why Mica thought of Starburst as a description.  It reminded me of sunlight dancing on a pool of water.

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: mica on August 14, 2007, 01:59:59 PM

Here's your bass when it was waiting for the electronics:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/43076.jpg)
  Here's the electronics mid-way through building:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/43077.jpg)
  A lot of the staff here liked your electronics setup. Everyone has had their favorite settings messed up before, and this method is good insurance against that.

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: the_8_string_king on August 14, 2007, 02:21:30 PM

Okay, now I'm REALLY curious...
 
What's the scoop on this instruments' electronics?
 
Some kind of custom preserve your settings setup?
 
I once toyed with the idea of asking for a custom feature where the range of each filter would have a digital readout from 0-99 -so I could memorize specific filter settings/sounds.
 
But, I didn't have the $, so I didn't bother asking them to waste their time coming up with a price for an option I wouldn't be getting.

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on August 14, 2007, 04:39:14 PM

WOW
 
I hope that Erik likes it too  : )
 
Mica, it is great to see that you are back, and that all of the Alembic family seems to be on the mend.
 
Mark, I think that it is safe to say that the electronics are somewhat a ?one off installation?.  I will post a full report on them once I play around with them for a bit.
I hope Susan does not mind me quoting her, however she said ?Now I know what to charge if someone else wants the same package?. I hope that I was not too much of a pain. I cannot imagine that too many people would want this set up.  
 
She will be here in two days, I cannot wait!!!!!

Title: Build Record / Discussion
Post by: fish on August 15, 2007, 12:32:02 PM

Today is a happy day....
 
I will plug her in tonight..