1978 custom doubleneck, formerly at G-Guitars, CT

[keurosix]

Yup, that's him alright. Older, wiser, same guy. I would recognize him. I don't know if he used the dragon on any albums, but I recorded a 45 with Legend - Kevin Nugent's heavy rock band back in West Haven, CT.(Audio West?) Cutler's Record Rack of New Haven carried the record. Single was called She's Evil with Plastic Eyes on the flip. Lots of 8 string on both with really cool fretless on Plastic Eyes. Guitar went straight into the board with no complaints. Best sound they ever heard. We played live in New Haven a few times too. Crash, burn, goodbye! Just like many other great bands!

[speicky]

Hi, Kevin and Kris,
 
that landscreek link is cool, thank you very much. Really interesting to compare the JJ of the ad to the little more recent picture on landscreek.
 
I took Peggy out last night, rehearsing amplified for the first time. I got her on Tuesday, and I played her at home on Wednesday and Thursday. It was not too much fun, bass was heavy, I did not get along with the 8string-neck, and I put her away just after a few minutes.
 
Yesterday, I took her to the Faker's rehearsal. After an hour of celebrating her arrival, lots of funny jokes and some cans of beer, we started our program, and I was just into it ! We played
 
The Seeker
 
I'm One
 
Thank You
 
Hotel Room
 
Start
 
Wild Nights
 
plus two Faker's numbers. Suddenly 45 minutes were gone, we had done eight numbers, I was playing fretless (last four) as well as 8string (first four), and I felt totally comfortable to continue... The side LEDs are great, they help so much. Playing the 8string is phenomenal. No hurting neck at all...
 
or was that due to my blood level in the alcohol Anyway, this was the first of hopefully many mindblowing experiences with Peggy. I will upload some pics, as soon as I can. Just today, my wife reminds me, there may be other priorities to take care of :-)
 
Have a very Merry Christmas, many presents to all of you, and stay healthy.
 
Christian

[kmh364]

Kris und Christian:
 
Holy Sh*t!
 
You mean I single-handedly solved the great John Judge mystery? I'd say someone owes me a beer or two! LOL! J/K.
 
I was hoping that was him...ultimately I was gonna try to get him just to write me back or ideally to participate in the thread here.
 
Neither one of you has spilled the beans over what is inscribed in the control cavity of Peggy. C'mon now, what gives?
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

[keurosix]

Kevin,
Looks like you DID solve it! Congrats!
BTW, scroll down on the thread YOU provided above. The inscription is revealed!
Kris
Happy Holidays!

[kmh364]

Thanks. Same to you and yours.
 
Larry Robinson? Who in the Wide World of Sports is that?

[lbpesq]

IIRC Larry Robinson used to work for Alembic doing inlays.  I believe he currently lives along California's north coast.  He recently did some killer inlays on one of my guitars that has been living at my luthier's for the last 1 1/2 years.  I'm hoping for completion in early '06 (fingers crossed).  As I'm also hoping for completion of my custom Further around the same time, 2006 could shape up as a great year!  
 
Bill, tgo

[speicky]

Great, Bill,
 
another mystery discovered ! Both Kevin and you should submit your full address by email, I sure owe you a beer or two :-)
 
If Larry was the one who did the inlays of Peggy, he surely did a marvellous composition, a true artwork. The whole scene is just breathtaking.
 
I promise to upload some pics in the showcase in the very next days.
 
Christian

[keurosix]

Bill,
Please post your guitar with the inlays so we can see the beautiful work Larry is doing now. The Dragon inlay on the 8 string is beyond words, and is truly a timeless work of art. I know John Judge had some ideas in the composition of the layout, including the skeletons, etc. Christian, I always played the 8 string with a pick and the fretless by finger. This took some getting used to. I actually dropped the octave strings and played the 8 as a 4 for a while too, but this requires a truss rod adjustment. Only worth doing for a serious recording project in my opinion - the 8 string sounds so powerfull! Keep an eye on the straplocks. The weight of the bass will wear them out, and they loosen up too. Did you get the dragon strap with the guitar? It really complemented it. Good luck with it, it's a fantastic guitar with real history too. Ed Roman still has it posted on his website for examples of Alembics. He's an Alembic dealer in Las Vegas, Nevada USA that previously was in Danbury Connecticut. I got my first Series 1 from him.
Later.

[jlpicard]

Larry Robinson is widely regarded as one or the best inlay artists around, even being commisioned  by C.F. Martin to do the inlay on #1,000,000!  In his book, The Art of Inlay, while he was a novice builder at Alembic, he credits Rick Turner for getting him interested in inlay as a way of repairing a mistake made during the contruction of a bass. He has since blossomed into a wonderful artist! If you're interested in inlay his book gives a detailed explaination of his technique. I met him many years ago when he had left Alembic for Turner guitars,(we won't go into why)and he was doing some amazing work. Having some of his work on Peggy just makes your bass that much more fantastic. Here's a link to Larrys site; http://robinsoninlays.com/ Congradulations and take good care of her!  


 


 


 
 
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[David Houck]

Cool!

[speicky]

Michael,
 
thank you very much for the link to this spectacular website. I have no words to describe my feelings looking at all these gorgeous works of art... I was at the Light & Sound in Frankfurt two years ago, there were some guitars and basses on display with breathtaking inlay works. I took a look on the price tags, and thought... oh, gosh, maybe in your next life !
 
OK, Michael, I owe you a beer or two, too :-)
 
Christian (the faker)

[kmh364]

Very nice link...thanks!

[kmh364]

Christian,
 
Bitte Schoene.  
 
You owe me nothing...it was a pleasure helping to find out info on that great one-of-a-kind masterpiece of Alembic history. The fact that a luthier/inlay artist of the caliber of Larry did your inlays makes it even more priceless, IMHO. Enjoy it in good health.
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin

[lbpesq]

Kris:
 
The guitar Larry inlaid for me is still living at the luthiers (LOL - so I don't cry!)  I did find a few pics I took after the inlay was done.  I'll post them tonight when I get home (the pics are on my home computer).
 
Michael:
 
Thanks for the info and link to Larry's site.  When he did my guitar I had no idea who he was or the quality of his work.  At the time as far as I knew he was just some guy my luthier sent the guitar to for the inlays.
 
Bill, tgo

[lbpesq]

Here goes:  

 

 

    Bill, tgo