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serialnumber12 · « **Reply #75 on:** May 23, 2009, 05:35:43 AM »

Alembic#12 sat on the Guitercenter Wall for over a whole year & nobobody would purchase her so i got the nerve up & sat that pretty mutha on my lap and here we are almost 30 yrs later!!!

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #76 on:** May 23, 2009, 05:50:50 AM »

okay my middle name is Keavin (kevin) my first name is 'Raymond' & my screen is serialnumber12

serialnumber12 · « **Reply #77 on:** May 23, 2009, 05:53:42 AM »

I Love this bass!!!

dadabass2001 · « **Reply #78 on:** May 23, 2009, 12:40:41 PM »

Dela's photo (also in Kev's post directly above) appears to be a promo for next weekend's Chicago gathering.
Today I emailed Rick Cremer at Cremer Guitarworks to see if he or juelu might be interested in bringing out the Alembic super-custom
78-995

more on 78-995
I hope he does!
Mike

(Message edited by dadabass2001 on May 23, 2009)

hendixclarke · « **Reply #79 on:** May 23, 2009, 01:22:08 PM »

Once my Bass is finished, and I go to Santa Rosa to pickup my Toma_Hawk (Simulated picture below), I will hopefully attend the Alembic gathering out here in Northern California.

jacko · « **Reply #80 on:** May 23, 2009, 03:56:22 PM »

Michael, that's a beautiful instrument. By the way, whatever happened to your flood damaged bass? was a decision ever made on whether it was going to be sympathetically resurrected or made 'as-new'?

Graeme

82daion · « **Reply #81 on:** May 25, 2009, 04:09:54 PM »

IMO, the woodwork on the old basses is just as good as the new ones, having owned a '75 Series I. However, the old electronics are noisier, and the revised bridge that turned up in 1977 or so was a major, major improvement over the original channel design. In those regards, the newer basses are much better, and to me, would make finding a newer Alembic worth it were I to buy another one.

The 70's basses do have an undeniable character, however, and there may be some worth associated with that intangible.

afrobeat_fool · « **Reply #82 on:** July 10, 2009, 10:53:55 PM »

Serialnumber12. What an axe. The scroll reminds me of my Hyak, which I am working on getting back. Is it due to the fact they were both made my the same builder? I hope this is not a sensitive subject in the forum.
As far as the value of old/new. The conversation dealing with classical instruments has given me thought to my 1880's german Bass Violin. The luthier I got it from, Don Kinch, pegged the top and back. His point was only after 75+ yrs the wood was stable enough to peg as the wood had stopped expanding and contracting. He did this work in the late 60's. I bought the bass in the 90's. I can see the seam lines interior, and the top and back have never moved. It is a 5/8 bass and it's quality of tone is warmer and larger than many larger basses of the era, that I have played. Question? Can we compare a strictly hollow, classical instrument like a stradivarius, with a laminate instrument, even with a hollow pocket? Oh yeah, God I wish I had a 70's alembic! Any one interested in selling?

hendixclarke · « **Reply #83 on:** July 11, 2009, 01:53:39 PM »

Hi Nick,

Sounds like you have a great Violin. I would agree, the older the wood, the better. I also believe older Alembics are more valuable than newer ones and I say this, with a new one on order right now... (Eventually, my new bass will become a classic too )

I also love Alembic #12. I wish I had this bass or one like it. I like that bass so much, I dedicated a thread to it... What a honor to hold indeed.

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