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Alembic products => Showcase => Artists and Their Alembics => Topic started by: Googe Endeveronte (goooge) on November 26, 2002, 07:27:52 PM

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Googe Endeveronte (goooge) on November 26, 2002, 07:27:52 PM

here is the original ALEMBIC wolf- despite the fact that doug irwin replaced the headstock veneer/inlay and branded it an irwin-we all know where this beauty started life. This is the only photo I could find with a clear image of the alembic symbol on the headstock and the original inlay-also notice the wolf sticker is not there yet(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/2526.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Donald Pasewark (pasewark) on April 03, 2003, 01:37:09 PM

Another pic of this guitar. Circa 9/2/78
 
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4176.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Donald Pasewark (pasewark) on April 03, 2003, 03:56:04 PM

Here is another photo of this guitar . . .
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4182.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Donald Pasewark (pasewark) on April 03, 2003, 04:00:05 PM

Here is a photo the Garcia's Alembicized Strat. According to one of the Garcia biographies, this is a '57 Strat given to him by Graham Nash.
 
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4185.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Googe Endeveronte (goooge) on April 04, 2003, 09:18:40 PM

EXCELLENT!-where did you score that photo!- I have been looking for a photo of alligator-especially the bridge mod. thank you for sharing Donald! was this in the guernsey's catalog? all I can say is listen to 3/19/73 eyes>chinadoll- the GODFATHER and the ALLIGATOR were singing!FANTASTIC!

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Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 01:27:34 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4222.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 01:36:26 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4225.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Donald Pasewark (pasewark) on April 06, 2003, 01:38:41 PM

Hey Googe!
 
In regards to the photos above, I'm friends with Herb Greene. I did he web site, etc. He was hired by the Dead a few years ago to shoot the instruments in their collection. He asked me to scan them and put them on a disk, so I did.
 
Did they ever say who actually bought Jerrys guitars at auction?

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Jake Strauss (jake) on April 06, 2003, 01:39:58 PM

ryan, those are great pictures. good work! the first one's really unique because there aren't that many pictures out there of doug irwin.  Also, in the second one, you can still see the alembic logo on the wolf headstock near the nut.  God, I'd love to get my hands on one of those catalogs! oh and donald, they never said who won the auction. as far as i know it's been kept private.
 
(Message edited by jake on April 06, 2003)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 01:44:56 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4228.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 01:51:24 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4231.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 02:10:03 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4234.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 02:11:13 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4237.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 02:36:39 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4241.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 02:50:24 PM

Scan from the Guernsey's Auction Catalogue  
 
The Wolf
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/4244.jpg)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: Ryan X (ryan) on April 06, 2003, 02:58:11 PM

Is Jerry Garcia's Tiger guitar an Alembic custom too?  I have pics of that guitar also and I'm willing to post those too.
 
Let me know.

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Post by: Russ Carreiro (zappahead) on April 07, 2003, 01:46:10 PM

Ignorant questions, hopefully you guys can fill me in:
 
Doug Irwin, did he create Jerrys infamous guitars or did he simply work on them or did he simply just work for Alembic?
 
Ive always been curious and to be honest Ive read a couple of different versions of the story and have always wondered which was true. (In essence the story Ive read recently stated that Jerry bought the guitars direct from Doug and that Doug did all the work, which doesnt make sense since Ive seen pics of the instruments with Alembic logos and obvious Alembic handiwork).
 
Also, if its known, who created the Tribute shape?

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: David Houck on April 17, 2003, 10:23:55 AM

Russ; there is some mention about Irwin in the following archived thread.  Its a very interesting thread.
 
http://club.alembic.com/Images/449/2465.html (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=21119)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: sdewalle on May 11, 2003, 08:00:09 PM

Word on the street is that Sammy Hagar has Wolf and the owner of the Indianapolis Colts has Tiger.  Sammy showing up at a recent Dead show and singing on Loose Lucy pretty much confirmed the rumor for me.
 
Steve

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: billy_v on May 13, 2003, 09:20:45 AM

Godamighty!  Seeing these detailed pics is like being Jerry's roadie, without the heavy lifting.  Muchas gracias to all!

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: zappahead on May 13, 2003, 04:31:15 PM

Check this link out, it has the best pics of Jerrys guitars and some really cool information:
 
http://www.dozin.com/Guitars/TheGuitars.asp (http://www.dozin.com/Guitars/TheGuitars.asp)

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: dela217 on May 13, 2003, 07:20:01 PM

I clicked on a picture of Phil's Alembic expecting to see some detail shots.  Instead it brought me to Susan's long version of Alembic's history.  Cool.

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: sdewalle on May 14, 2003, 06:37:35 AM

If you're interested in the Grateful Deads gear, www.dozin.com (http://www.dozin.com) is the place to get it.  The guy that maintains that site is on the ball.  Theres a link there to join the GearHeads yahoo group which is interesting.  If you want to know what type of capacitor Jerry was using on his middle pickup tone pot in 1987, theres a good chance someone there will know.  Check it out.
Steve

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: mplsdeadhead92 on August 15, 2003, 01:10:17 PM

Hey Now!  Just wanted to clarify something about the wolf guitar.  The first post mentions that the guitair does not have the wolf sticker  As Ryan X's post clearly shows, that is actually a pretty clever inlay, not a sticker.  If you look closely enough, you can even see the wood grain in the darker parts of the wolf's face.  

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Post by: mica on August 15, 2003, 02:46:17 PM

Wasn't the story that Jerry put a wolf sticker on the guitar and when Doug repaired the peghead from a fall and refinished the guitar, he made an inlay replica of the sticker?

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: ganque on August 15, 2003, 04:28:50 PM

In the post with the black and white image where you can see the alembic logo with the alembic knobs, there is some drool on the wolf's tongue, but not in the pictures where there are silver knobs and inlay detail such as the brass. That drool makes it easier to differentiate.

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: pasewark on August 16, 2003, 08:02:58 AM

Yes. It was a sticker originally. Then Doug did the inlay when Garcia gave him the guitar to work on.  
 
This description is in one of the Garica/Dead bios. Possibly McNallys.

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: jahnahisti on October 24, 2005, 11:42:34 AM

jackofroses.com (http://www.jackofroses.com) sells a replica of the original wolf sticker with the drool and all.

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: shae on December 12, 2007, 12:45:33 PM

For those who may care...Though I do not know who bought the wolf, I understand Phil Lesh's Unbroken Chain Foundation now owns it. It was given to the foundation a year or so ago to be used at various concerts with proceeds from those concerts going back to the foundation. Seems as though it shows up at DSO shows when Bob or Phil play along, and with other groups like Phil & Friends, Ratdog, String Cheese, Trey, Mike, Etc. Etc.

Title: Current holder of 2nd most expensive guitar at auction
Post by: David Houck on December 12, 2007, 12:58:11 PM

Shae; you may enjoy reading this thread (http://club.alembic.com/index.php?topic=20409).