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Alembic products => Showcase => Series I Basses and Guitars => Topic started by: navybass on December 31, 2003, 09:47:37 AM

Title: Mica and others
Post by: navybass on December 31, 2003, 09:47:37 AM

I started doing some modifications to my unknown bass.  I put inlays in the neck and knobs.  I also put a new cocobolo headstock overlay on it.  Take a look.  Tell me what you all think.
 

Title: Mica and others
Post by: dela217 on December 31, 2003, 12:12:55 PM

I cannot see the pictures.  Can you post them again?  I would love to check it out.

Title: Mica and others
Post by: palembic on December 31, 2003, 02:45:26 PM

Heh ...uh ......pictures?!!?!?!?!?!?!
 
I always used to yell about pictures ...so now I got them offered ...I can't see none ...
 
Bartender ...give me another bottle and please for the other Paul's too!!!!
 
 
Paul the bad one

Title: Mica and others
Post by: navybass on January 01, 2004, 04:12:28 AM

Let me try this
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7398.jpg)

Title: Mica and others
Post by: navybass on January 01, 2004, 04:16:09 AM

New Headstock overlay
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7400.jpg)

Title: Mica and others
Post by: navybass on January 01, 2004, 04:19:42 AM

And the body.  Showing the new gloss coat and Mother of Pearl inlaid knobs.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7402.jpg)

Title: Mica and others
Post by: bracheen on January 01, 2004, 07:43:21 AM

John, I didn't notice the dove tailed point in the earlier postings.  I really like that.  The knobs look great too.
 
Sam

Title: Mica and others
Post by: dela217 on January 01, 2004, 04:51:08 PM

Quite nice!  I could not help notice some scalloping on the fingerboard near the nut.  Or am I seeing things?  The early basses had scalloped out nuts.  I have not seen a scalloped fingerboard.  Interesting...Michael

Title: Mica and others
Post by: adriaan on January 02, 2004, 01:34:27 AM

Scallopping near the nut - looks more like it's been played with the nut cut too low, so the strings have cut grooves in the fingerboard. The bridge saddles are also in strange positions.
 
Interesting project!

Title: Mica and others
Post by: navybass on January 02, 2004, 04:41:49 AM

I have been trying to figure out those scallops also.  They fall between the strings, so the strings couldn't have caused them.  THey don't get in the way of anything, so they don't bother me too much.
 
I started on the dragon inlay on the headstock last night.  I'll post a pic when I get it all done.

Title: Mica and others
Post by: dela217 on January 02, 2004, 11:57:26 AM

Maybe this will help.  Here is a picture of the nut on my 1972 Alembic bass.  Notice that the scallops are between the strings on the nut just as they are on the fingerboard on your bass.  The more detail I see of your instrument, the more Alembic it looks to me.  I have scalloped nuts on all my 1972, 1973, and 1974 Alembic basses.
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/7437.jpg)
 
By the way, I really love the way you made that instrument personally yours....Michael

Title: Mica and others
Post by: navybass on January 02, 2004, 12:54:28 PM

Thank you all.  

Title: Mica and others
Post by: bkbass on January 02, 2004, 04:00:13 PM

Nice job,nice bass.Is the body holled out under thebrass pickup plate?

Title: Mica and others
Post by: bkbass on January 02, 2004, 04:02:26 PM

nice job,nice bass.Is the body hollowed out under the brass pickup plate?

Title: Mica and others
Post by: navybass on January 03, 2004, 04:35:25 AM

That's where the batteries are.  It looks like there used to be a smaller plate there with 2 screws that held it on.  I guess over time, the owner put the bigger battery plate and truss rod plate on.

Title: Mica and others
Post by: David Houck on January 13, 2004, 08:56:04 AM

John; I know you said you are doing a dragon inlay on the headstock.  But when I saw this Alembic headstock logo on Ebay I thought I should at least mention it to you.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2372934838&category=7266 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2372934838&category=7266)

Title: Mica and others
Post by: lbanks on February 02, 2006, 08:52:56 PM

I now own this bass and I have a question; is this a Series I? Has any more info about this bass come up? I was told it was a Alembic and it damn sure sound like an Alembic. But the finish and tailpiece has always bothered me. Just don't seem to match the finish on my other Alembics. I can't see any numbers, but my eyesight is shot.

Title: Mica and others
Post by: keavin on February 03, 2006, 04:20:35 AM

it's probably an employee project from alembic in the the 70's there's quite a few of them out there,to me it seems it was worked on a bit and not completed totally but it's an alembic!(http://club.alembic.com/Images/411/24803.gif)

Title: Mica and others
Post by: lbanks on February 03, 2006, 06:03:45 AM

Thanks for the info. I may get it refinish... when I can get my hand on some dough!

Title: Mica and others
Post by: mikekolb on June 09, 2006, 04:22:30 PM

maybe it's just me, but the figure in the headstock overlay looks.... ummm... somewhat, er, maternal?

Title: Mica and others
Post by: vincebus on November 15, 2012, 02:06:27 PM

Cool