Thanks Mica...

 
Hey Mica-
Just wanted to post this diagram illustrating the signal path I had in mind for my instrument- In the drawings I initially submitted I provided a control layout but no specific information regarding a signal path- This may be entirely premature as I'm not sure what state my instrument is currently in(??) but it's been on my mind so I figured I'd put it up here-   While I'm certainly no electrical engineer I have wired quite a few of my own instruments and fx projects and have a general understanding of circuit design-  
 
The specific reason for posting this diagram is to illustrate the sequencing of the various controls I have specified- All this may be totally obvious to the people in the electronics dept. but I want to make sure that I have not miscommunicated the intention behind my selection of controls-  
 
Specifically I am interested in the way in which the fx loop will be integrated into the signal path- As I assume you know I specified a wet/dry mix (fx loop pan pot) for my instrument and I wanted to verify that the mixing pot can be placed after the loop in the signal path thus mixing either the fx send signal with the dry signal or the fx return signal with the dry signal- In essence by having the wet/dry mixing occur after the fx loop the fx send signal will remain static, which, in my opinion, is the whole point in having an fx loop (constant send signal going to the fx, playing dynamics aside)-  
 
Additionally, I would like to specify that both the neck/bridge pan pot and the wet/dry mix pan pot have the locking 50/50 position notch-
 
Sorry for the lengthy post and any inconvenience-
 
Thanks-
-Ezra
 
(Message edited by eardolin on April 03, 2007)
 
(Message edited by eardolin on April 03, 2007)

Mica-
I would like to order some custom knobs for my instrument from THG and I'm wondering what size knobs Alembic pots need 1/4 in. or 6mm?
Thanks-
-Ezra
 
p.s. please also see my post in the new electronics thread...

Don't worry about this one- Roger from THG saw this post last night and has already contacted me regarding the pot diameter- According to him the pots will be 1/4 inch...

Hey Mica-  
Sorry for the barrage of c/a posts- One other thing that I wanted to verify was the carving for the body of my guitar- When I placed the order a while back with Susan she had mentioned the option of both a tummy carve and an elbow carve and said we could decide on those options when the guitar was in carving- Not sure where things are exactly but I've thought about those options a bit and I think I DO want the tummy carve but DO NOT want the elbow carve- Just wanted to throw this out there in case the work order stated something different-  
Thanks-
-Ezra

From what I've seen, you had better call Alembic on the telephone if you want to prevent something irreversible.
 
These threads are fun to watch, but you can't be sure that someone from Alembic is checking in regularly.

I've made certain the work order reflects your wishes for a tummy carve only.
 
You can be sure that I check the changes and additions pages regularly. I don't always check the discussion pages in teh FTC threads.

I can confirm that the pots are 1/4 but please ask Roger to supply with 2 set screws per knob.

I'll have my dad review this within a couple of days. We did a modification on Scott Law's Owl guitar that I think was similar.

Any news?

Hey Mica-
I was wondering if it would be possible to round both the front and back perimeter of the peghead on my guitar similar to what is seen on this month's custom Hot Lava- This is a feature I had been thinking about a while back but forgot about when putting my order together- I think it would be especially nice now after having spoken with Susan last week about the peghead laminates- I assume there would be costs associated with both the front and back peghead rounding and I would like to know if it is possible to basically substitute these carvings for the inlays I had specified in the initial order- This would leave my guitar without any inlays on the face of the fingerboard, a look that I have been considering for some time now and think would be the best way to go- Please let me know at your soonest convenience if this would be possible (I assume it would have to go through Susan)...
 
Of course this all depends on where things are at in terms of production?- Also as usual, a general status update on the project would be awesome (maybe pics too)...
Thanks-
-Ezra

Doing the bevel on the peghead will work, but we'll need to check that it will clear everything around the omega. Here's a 5-string bass that had the bevel only near the tip:

I don't have an example handy of it beveled all around, but I think this will give you enough of an idea.  
 
Right now the body is getting glued up (there will be a photo of it in the press in just a few minutes), and Bob confirmed the Omega peghead shape with me yesterday. I'll leave him a note for Monday about seeing if there's enough clearance around everything to do the bevel and let you know on Tuesday (I'm goin to be out of the office all day Monday).

I post updates as soon as something interesting happens. This instrument has a custom body shape, and that means there's a pretty good delay while fixtures and templates are made, and checking and rechecking to make sure all the details are just right.   Today, I saw the body in the glue press:

  Yesterday, I saw this chunk of Vermilion. Everyone else was gone, but I'm pretty sure it was for your guitar:

My FTC thread has pics of a fully beveled peghead:
 
https://club.alembicguitars.com/club/messages/631/19070.html
 
Bradley

Thanks so much for the pictures- The vermilion is awesome! I love the color and vibrancy...