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Alembic products => Factory to Customer => Topic started by: mica on May 05, 2006, 01:43:17 PM

Title: Cassie's Lefty Little Darling
Post by: mica on May 05, 2006, 01:43:17 PM

The peghead getting glued up:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/27839.jpg)
   Closeup of the neck laminates:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/27840.jpg)
   And the "Swirly" Coco Bolo top:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/27841.jpg)
  It's a little hard to see in photos yet, but the grain on the horns looks really cool and the large swirl on the body has a nice cluster of burl figure.

Title: Build Record
Post by: mica on May 18, 2006, 12:59:13 PM

Moving right along, here's the body getting glued to the neck:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28266.jpg)
   And the body close-up:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28267.jpg)
   Also the peghead - it's a really cool piece of wood:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28268.jpg)
  Next stop, carving!

Title: Build Record
Post by: adriaan on May 18, 2006, 01:20:50 PM

Will this one truly Scream? Very Munchy!

Title: Build Record
Post by: mica on May 19, 2006, 05:14:03 PM

Some carving, including the Heart Omega is finished now:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28346.jpg)
  and just the body, so you can see how pretty it turned out:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28347.jpg)

Title: Build Record
Post by: David Houck on May 20, 2006, 05:32:44 PM

I like the neck lam combination!

Title: Build Record
Post by: jacko on May 22, 2006, 03:03:36 AM

I like the whole thing!  
Almost makes me want to play guitar.
 
Graeme

Title: Build Record
Post by: mica on June 02, 2006, 03:18:49 PM

While I was gone, Bob sprayed darn near most of the finish, and Peter did the inlays and the fretting:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/28720.jpg)
 
With the finish, the wood looks even more amazing.

Title: Build Record
Post by: bob on June 02, 2006, 10:50:13 PM

Wow, the coco bolo itself is great, but what really strikes me is how perfectly the neck laminate combination goes with it! Great choices.
-Bob

Title: Build Record
Post by: David Houck on June 07, 2006, 05:58:23 PM

Really nice guitar!  Love the heart inlay!

Title: Build Record
Post by: mica on June 20, 2006, 04:44:53 PM

Ready to fly:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/29189.jpg)
  James put a nice little detail in the rubout on the back of the neck, hope you can see it in the photo:
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/631/29190.jpg)

Title: Build Record
Post by: jacko on June 21, 2006, 01:20:44 AM

Fantastic!
 
Graeme

Title: Build Record
Post by: palembic on June 21, 2006, 03:35:50 AM

Great!
A guitar heart to play
 
PTBO

Title: Build Record
Post by: guitarbeau on June 26, 2006, 06:35:18 PM

I love it!

Title: Build Record
Post by: guitarbeau on June 26, 2006, 06:37:54 PM

What woods were used for the neck laminates?

Title: Build Record
Post by: valvil on June 28, 2006, 04:33:25 PM

Hi Michael,
 
the woods are: maple/purpleheart/maple veneer/vermillion/maple veneer/purpleheart/maple
 
That's  standard on a Darling.
 
Valentino

Title: Build Record
Post by: mica on June 28, 2006, 04:35:31 PM

Cassie also loves it! She received it last Sunday for a birthday present.