I completely missed all these posts. I sold the Europa the day before I went to Padre Island for a week. My son actually had to ship it for me because I was on the beach before the payment cleared. Someone did hijack my ad and put that stuff in there and I had to change my passwords and everything. Still don't know how that happened. I did list the bass several times and got no bids, although at times there were as many as 700 views and 25 watchers. I actually lost money on this sale, but I wasn't playing it anymore. Reason? I'm getting old. I'm not in good physical shape. I'm overweight. Translation? 15 minutes of playing time w/this bass, and my back was killing me to point I'd be having spasms! This bass was one heavy son of a gun. I just can't play heavy basses anymore. They kill me. I used to think people who asked about the weight of basses on mine and others' auctions were idiots. Now, I understand. When you get old, heavy basses just wear you down to the point you don't want to play anymore. So, other than my Surine Quest Performaxe X fretless 5 string which is really heavy, I've gone toward my Fenders, Sadowsky's and Benavente's which are all under 9 pounds and much easier on my back. Thanks for all the interest and kind words. Even though I no longer own any Alembics for the first time in 7 years, I'm still an interested member.
