Author Topic: 1975 Six string guitar on Ebay (Read 760 times)

tdukes · « **on:** January 20, 2010, 11:00:06 AM »

Has walnut neck. Starting price $4750. Auction can be found here.

Todd.

artswork99 · « **Reply #1 on:** January 20, 2010, 07:06:48 PM »

Shomaker Guitars, the authorized Alembic dealer here in NC. They were kind enough to host a gathering in 2007.

mike1762 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 21, 2010, 02:52:55 AM »

Isn't that THIS SI guitar in the NC Gathering pics?

hydrargyrum · « **Reply #3 on:** January 21, 2010, 08:11:54 AM »

A pretty guitar. Too bad about the neck repair.

thoughtjewel · « **Reply #4 on:** January 24, 2010, 02:36:31 PM »

what is an lsg?

dluxe · « **Reply #5 on:** January 24, 2010, 02:49:31 PM »

lsg = Long Scale Guitar

thoughtjewel · « **Reply #6 on:** January 24, 2010, 02:53:42 PM »

thanks

lbpesq · « **Reply #7 on:** January 26, 2010, 07:11:52 AM »

I guess the buyer (at $4750) didn't pay as the guitar is back up on the bay. I thought the selling price seemed a little high, especially with the headstock repair.

Bill, tgo

tdukes · « **Reply #8 on:** January 26, 2010, 09:20:05 AM »

If it is just a case of someone not paying, why would you lower the starting bid by $900?

Notice the starting bid is now $3850.

Todd.

lbpesq · « **Reply #9 on:** January 26, 2010, 04:03:37 PM »

Perhaps there was a shill bid that won?

Bill, tgo

pace · « **Reply #10 on:** January 26, 2010, 04:39:42 PM »

This guitar has a really nice set of features. I'm curious as to exactly when the repair was performed, as well as if the surgery would be performed in the same manner nowadays.

tdukes · « **Reply #11 on:** January 27, 2010, 05:25:50 AM »

Do you suppose the middle neck laminate is cherry or mahogany?

Todd.

mica · « **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2010, 04:28:31 PM »

There's nothing in the build record on the neck except the Walnut portion. The lighter colored wood in the neck is probably either Maple or Birch. The middle laminate I'm not sure about, Mahogany, Cherry, or Walnut all sound like possibilities.

We did the neck repair in 1980. We fix 'em the same way now.

I also found this little note about a modification to the pickup selector switch that we supplied instructions for:

I don't think we did the work, but the documentation suggests there is no standby position. Instead it's:
1. both pickups mono
2. bass pickup to both channels
3. each pickup to its own channel (normal!)
4. treble pickup to both channels

There's no note that my dad did the work on the rewiring or if the rewiring was ever done.

Looks like a sweet guitar.