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Title: The April Featured Custom is up!
Post by: David Houck on April 01, 2012, 06:53:30 AM

The Featured Custom for April (http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_mirrorrorrim.html) is up, and congrats to Pierre-Yves!  Very much a one-of-a-kind instrument.  And Mica, I love the background story on the construction and theory behind the design.  Another exceptional example of Alembic artistry!

Title: The April Featured Custom is up!
Post by: cozmik_cowboy on April 01, 2012, 07:12:09 AM

For what this must cost, I'd expect to have Alembic stamped on both sides of the pick-ups!
 
Peter

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Post by: 811952 on April 01, 2012, 07:24:28 AM

One chain is indeed way too close.
 
 
 
John

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Post by: sonicus on April 01, 2012, 07:37:09 AM

Please do not become alarmed in periodic holds in sound; these sound holds  become apparent when the external stimuli are in one phase and wave shape to the binary encoding system of the human brain.  Contrary to popular belief ,when engaged in uni-E tuning the hearer of the  sound holds may encounter multispectral crescendo diminuendos resulting in an epiphany completely unprecedented yet experienced within inter-dimensional illusion.
 
My sincere congratulations to all those who have created this marvel of exemplary craftsmanship and to the Gentleman who has funded it and is the current owner of this timeless work of Art.

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Post by: terryc on April 01, 2012, 10:11:19 AM

April fool anyone??

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Post by: ajdover on April 01, 2012, 10:14:32 AM

Wait a minute - the writing describing the bass isn't symmetrical.  I demand a rewrite! ;-)

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Post by: sonicus on April 01, 2012, 10:49:35 AM

?  loof  lirpA

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Post by: jon_jackson on April 01, 2012, 12:41:43 PM

Kudos to Pierre-Yves for being such a good sport.
-Jon

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Post by: lbpesq on April 01, 2012, 01:17:38 PM

Love the mercury switch!  
 
Bill, tgo

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Post by: pierreyves on April 01, 2012, 01:32:18 PM

LOL excellent !!!  
since Mica sent me the text and the idea took shape, I've never laughed as much on the forum!
One of the best (unfortunately I did not understand all the subtleties) was that: text by Mica Thomas and Samoht Acim... I'm asked who is this Samoht.... a new collaborator ? In the line of MirrorrorriM ;o))
And this part: Fabry-P?rot etalon to assure the absolute alignment of the tailpiece to the neck, and to verify the overall symmetry to nearly unmeasureable precision LOL too. I'm laughlin a lot and you laugh too but you know I'm right ... somewhere! No hard feelings and even with pleasure !
Thanks Mica

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Post by: elwoodblue on April 01, 2012, 03:52:41 PM

The mercury switch is brilliant.
What a job on the Logo too,too much fun : ))

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Post by: jacko on April 02, 2012, 04:22:56 AM

Hah! Superb. Congratulations Pierre-yves. Now you finally have a perfectly centred tailpiece.
 
Graeme

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Post by: artswork99 on April 02, 2012, 07:16:15 AM

LOL, sweet!

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Post by: JimmyJ on April 02, 2012, 07:58:30 AM

Very excellent April model!  Of course the bridge saddles need adjusting.
 
J Yimmij

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Post by: cje on April 02, 2012, 10:45:59 AM

Standing ovation.  It's a pity April 1 comes but once a year. .raey a ecno tub semoc 1 lirpA ytip a s'tI  .noitavo gnidnatS
 
CJJC

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Post by: elwoodblue on April 02, 2012, 12:28:32 PM

  ! Eivets Rednow !  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmfi-ic7PCI)
 
(Message edited by elwoodblue on April 02, 2012)

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Post by: hifiguy on April 02, 2012, 02:06:00 PM

The first thing that came to my mind was the late Graham Chapman as The Colonel, saying This is getting entirely too silly.  End the sketch.  
 
Priceless.

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Post by: jazzyvee on April 02, 2012, 02:21:56 PM

Now the real Custom of the Month is showing.  
PIerreYves wonderful blackwood bass.
 
 
Jazzyvee

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Post by: jazzyvee on April 02, 2012, 02:36:40 PM

I've just noticed that PierreYves bass  has a slightly less streamlined bird design of the tailpiece on his bass. What was the reason for the difference in design?  Pierre's bass.
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/127799.jpg)
  in comparison , The other twin bass
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/127800.jpg)
  Jazzyvee

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Post by: pierreyves on April 02, 2012, 02:38:53 PM

and tomorrow:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/127803.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/127804.jpg)
 

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Post by: FC Bass on April 02, 2012, 02:49:33 PM

Congrats Pierre-Yves!
 
Jazzy: I think it's the difference between the Classic taper and the Comfort taper, the bird on the comfort taper is a bit wider and looks a bit sleeker than those on the classic taper basses.

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Post by: pierreyves on April 02, 2012, 02:52:52 PM

I have both... not a problem and no idea...

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Post by: edwin on April 03, 2012, 01:08:03 AM

Hey, I think I had the missing twin of this bass. All G strings and no knobs!

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Post by: jazzyvee on April 03, 2012, 06:35:24 AM

Apart from the Dragons Breath that was made for Stanley Clarke, this is the nicest alembic i've seen.  
 
Congratulations again PierreYves on this magnificent bass and all the best with your band. Hopefully I will be able to get to one of your gigs.
 
Jazzyvee

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Post by: pierreyves on April 03, 2012, 10:54:50 AM

 

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Post by: ajdover on April 03, 2012, 02:41:12 PM

All G strings and no knobs!  
 
Say, isn't that supposed to be a good thing? ;-)

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Post by: slawie on April 05, 2012, 01:58:41 AM

Simply Beautiful. I have been watching the build thread from the beginning.
Kudos to the foks at Alembic.

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Post by: jos on April 05, 2012, 04:29:55 AM

Great looking bass! Can?t get much better!! Just beautiful!!

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Post by: serialnumber12 on April 05, 2012, 05:17:40 AM

I told pierre i'll trade him Old#12 plus my cadillac and will even throw in the wife [she can fry the hell outta some chicken) & then share a forty Oz of malt Liquor with him.......LOL!

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Post by: pierreyves on April 05, 2012, 05:55:51 AM