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Title: Knobby Pegheads
Post by: afrobeat_fool on January 11, 2012, 05:52:03 PM

During the Holidays Bill, Harry, and I got together to celebrate with our three knobby Alembics. Four if you include both headstocks on Harry's doubleneck. So, I decided to show off our adventure and see who else has a knobby or two floating around. I am hoping Michael, DFung and Hartmut post some pic's. So, lets see em. I will get us started.  
 
Nick.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Title: Knobby Pegheads
Post by: room037 on January 11, 2012, 07:19:06 PM

Wow !  
I love it !
 
I wish to own a 8 strings on knobby head.
 
Eiji

Title: Knobby Pegheads
Post by: dadabass2001 on January 12, 2012, 07:11:56 AM

Here's a picture of my fretless knobby Epic being played by club member Speicky at the Chicago gathering in 2009 at Bagend:
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/120855.jpg)
 
Mike

Title: Knobby Pegheads
Post by: shingor64 on January 12, 2012, 08:15:12 AM

Mike,
beautiful!

Title: Knobby Pegheads
Post by: dfung60 on January 12, 2012, 09:57:42 AM

Your wish is my command!  Eiji, I think this is the bass that you want.  It was my first Alembic and it's just perfect.  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/120868.jpg)
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/120869.jpg)
  And, to keep things balanced, here's an old MTD that I have which has an "anti-knob" headstock:  
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/120870.jpg)
  David Fung

Title: Knobby Pegheads
Post by: dfung60 on January 12, 2012, 10:11:44 AM

I realized I have a picture of the back of my 8-string headstock. It has a detail that screams Alembic!.  The top two tuning heads are carefully placed just the right distance apart so they share a single mounting screw!  
 
(http://club.alembic.com/Images/393/120873.jpg)
 
That sure doesn't happen by accident!  There's only a million subtle details on an instrument like this, so nailing this is really amazing. There's a command of the craft that's just out of this world.
 
David Fung