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Alembic products => Factory to Customer => Topic started by: mica on January 24, 2006, 02:48:03 PM

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on January 24, 2006, 02:48:03 PM

Hi Peter,  Nice to chat with you today. Your sweatshirt should show up in about a week. Meanwhile, back at your bass, it's living in carving presently:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/24421.jpg)
  It's hard to tell before the finish goes on, but it's a nice piece of Flame Maple on the top. A closeup might help a touch:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/24422.jpg)

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: David Houck on January 25, 2006, 06:52:36 AM

From here it looks like an extra thick piece of Flame Maple.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on January 27, 2006, 08:40:49 AM

Thanks for posting this, Mica.  I sent you a message regarding the headstock.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on January 27, 2006, 10:29:08 AM

Susan sent you an email regarding the same. I'll ask her to give you a call later today.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on April 07, 2006, 10:26:54 AM

Good day, all.  Just checking in on the status of this instrument.  A few months ago, Susan had estimated that the work we discussed on the neck/headstock would be done around late February

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on May 07, 2006, 06:27:25 AM

?

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on May 22, 2006, 02:57:05 PM

Done!  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28392.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28393.jpg)
  Looks great, hope you like it too.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: 2400wattman on May 22, 2006, 03:13:38 PM

Understated Elegance, very pretty flame and purple heart lam/accent?

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on May 22, 2006, 03:17:02 PM

Yes, plus a small Maple veneer between the Purpleheart accent laminate and the Mahogany body. The flame figure on this bass is extremely dimensional.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: David Houck on May 22, 2006, 07:23:03 PM

Very nice!

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: tom_z on May 22, 2006, 07:56:11 PM

Sweet! The flame maple is absolutely beautiful. Congrats.
 
Peace
Tom

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: traviani on May 23, 2006, 12:09:58 AM

is the headstock different?

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: crgaston on May 23, 2006, 05:40:39 AM

Weird.  It's an elf-hat in the first pics, then a cone in the finished pics.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: guitarbeau on May 23, 2006, 06:49:25 AM

Play it well. The flame maple is fantastic. Congrats. The purpleheart laminate is perfect.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: olieoliver on May 23, 2006, 07:35:05 AM

I too noticed the different head on it. Nice looking bass. I like the PH lam.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on May 23, 2006, 08:14:25 AM

It's two different basses - check out the top laminate as well. We've been making the Essence basses with the Orion peghead lately. When Peter saw the first pictures, he contacted Susan about his preference for the original cone peghead shape, so we started another bass instead of changing the peghead.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on May 23, 2006, 10:18:30 AM

That's great news, Mica.  That is indeed a vivid flame.  The purpleheart laminate is fantastic, too.  I am very pleased.  Will this have to go through the dealer, or can it be shipped directly to me? My new ensemble has a bunch of community gigs coming up, and who wants to play a back-up when they know that they have an Alembic in transit somewhere?!?

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on May 24, 2006, 10:16:18 AM

Sorry, but I'm certain that the music store will want to handle the transaction, especially because of customs.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on May 24, 2006, 02:40:41 PM

Understood; if possible, just let me know when the instrument gets shipped to them, so I can follow up from there.
 
Thanks again.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on June 26, 2006, 01:51:04 PM

I spoke with the music store a couple of weeks ago, and they hadn't been made aware of upcoming shipments.  Any word on this?

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: guitarbeau on June 26, 2006, 06:26:22 PM

pts. That bass is beautiful. I hope you get it soon.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on June 28, 2006, 04:33:54 PM

All the communication goes through the Montreal location. They made arrangements with us to ship to the Toronto location (it's the first time they've done that), so that will cut down on the time it takes to get to you. I would be surprised if it didn't make it to the store this week.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on June 29, 2006, 05:07:05 AM

Thanks, Mica.  I'll follow up with them.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: pts on July 07, 2006, 08:24:23 AM

Just checked with Toronto; they don't have the instrument, or any knowledge of these shipping arrangements.

Title: Peter's 5-string Essence
Post by: mica on July 07, 2006, 03:14:51 PM

The shipping arrangements are make through the Montreal location, even though they asked us to ship to Toronto.  
 
Yesterday, the carrier asked us to fax a copy of the  NAFTA paperwork we included with the shipment. Mary traced the package today for you, and it shows that it was released from customs today. It will likely show up at the store on Monday. Please let us know if it does or doesn't.