Very nice (but pricey) Small Body Series I Guitar

[sjhoffma]

http://www.gbase.com/gear/alembic-guitar-1980-natural
 
Just called them up. I shouldn't have gotten any hopes up on the asking price because it is Rudy's, but its on consignment for $10,750.  
 
Guy on the phone was VERY nice and helpful though. I guess it belongs to a friend of the store.
 
We'll see how long it sits.

[jazzyvee]

Very nice guitar but I think $10,750 is quite a lot especially considering I paid significantly less than that for this much newer 2002 Series I guitar 3 years ago and it was on consignment sale at GuitarRez.
 
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_dragonmagic.html
 
It would be interesting to see what Bill TGO  thinks as he is on the ball with these things.  
Jazzyvee
 
(Message edited by jazzyvee on October 14, 2013)

[lbpesq]

I think at that price it's going to sit on consignment for a LONG time.  Alembic refers to this as MSG - Medium Scale Guitar.  It not only has a smaller body than the standard point, but also has the Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 as opposed to the Fender scale of the standard point body guitars - 25 1/2.  
 
These have been going on eBay in the $2500-$3500 range, with perhaps up to $4000 for a truly unique example.  Rudy's is a great shop, one of the few old 48th street shops still left.  They do tend to ask top dollar for their vintage instruments.  The last time I was there, around two years ago, they had several pre-CBS strats for which they were asking $40-$50K.  
 
Bill, tgo

[jalevinemd]

There's wishful thinking and then there's just plain insanity. And the worst part is that you'd come off sounding like a complete douche to them even if you made a MORE than generous offer.

[hydrargyrum]

Ouch.  That's just way too much to realistically expect.  Pretty guitar though.