Author Topic: Fire at Wishbass (Read 376 times)

fmm · « **on:** February 18, 2015, 05:50:17 AM »

According to a post on Stephen T Wishnevsky's Facebook page, the Wishbass workshop was totally destroyed in a fire over the weekend. Some prototypes were saved.

Wishnevsky plans to rebuild, perhaps using a Kickstarter campaign for funding.

http://m.journalnow.com/news/local/winston-salem-musician-loses-workshop-to-fire-tuesday-morning/article_211d5018-b6c1-11e4-87ea-17e5efaaa34d.html?mode=jqm

tncaveman · « **Reply #1 on:** February 18, 2015, 05:00:14 PM »

That's really sad news. Luckily it was not attached to their house and no one was hurt!

Stephen

David Houck · « **Reply #2 on:** February 18, 2015, 05:31:26 PM »

Thanks for posting this. From the article:

If you?ve never seen something that you own ? a house or a building ? you can?t fully fathom what that feels like to see it engulfed in flames.

Stephen and Teresa ... mean a lot, to a lot of people.

I hope they are able to get going again.

pauldo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 18, 2015, 07:17:52 PM »

Best wishes for the Whishnevsky's.
Thankfully their dogs alerted them, even though their home was 50 feet away, an uncontrolled blaze can do terrible things.

Very glad to know they are ok.
Very, very sad to hear about this being a total loss (uninsured business).

edwin · « **Reply #4 on:** February 18, 2015, 09:29:43 PM »

I've never played his instruments, but I've always admired his vision to realize his unique vision. I'm sorry to hear about this, but it sounds like he's got a good perspective. I wish him luck in rebuilding.

tmoney61092 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 22, 2015, 11:28:34 AM »

I've owned several of his instruments and have picked all of them up in person, people like to give him crap about his finishes and stuff but he really makes a fine instrument.

I've owned several basses and currently have an electric mandocello he made(pretty crazy).

They're having a fundraiser show for him at a club in Winston to help him rebuild.

~Taylor

fmm · « **Reply #6 on:** March 03, 2015, 08:08:24 PM »

I read in a Facebook post that Alembic shipped several fingerboards and clamps to Wishbass to assist in their rebuilding.

How classy is that?!?!?

FC Bass · « **Reply #7 on:** March 03, 2015, 09:01:49 PM »

That was extremely nice, way to go Mica&Co!

rustyg61 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 03, 2015, 09:52:37 PM »

Total class! Exactly what you would expect from Alembic, the finest instruments on the planet are built by the finest people on the planet!

jacko · « **Reply #9 on:** March 04, 2015, 04:01:11 AM »

I've just seen that facebook post. One of the most heartwarming things I've read.

Graeme

pauldo · « **Reply #10 on:** March 04, 2015, 04:15:35 AM »

That's the spirit!
We are all supposed to harvest love and respect .... If you don't plant it you can't harvest it.

sonicus · « **Reply #11 on:** March 04, 2015, 06:46:21 AM »

Pauldo ( Paul) YES ! If you don't plant it you can't harvest it
The Universal Law of Cause and Effect____

Alembic Inc. through this exemplary act of showing love and compassion is showing humanity at the global level how to facilitate and serve all our Brothers and Sisters in respect and peace. If the rest of the World lived like this we would all be in a better place and always be getting better. Hopefully it will rub off to the rest of Humanity ! Thank you Alembic !

JuancarlinBass · « **Reply #12 on:** March 04, 2015, 06:57:11 AM »

The finest instruments on the planet are built by the finest people on the planet. I certainly couldn't have come with a better line than this. Certainly it is!. Instruments (And acts) speak for themselves. Hooray the Alembic Family!

lbpesq · « **Reply #13 on:** March 04, 2015, 08:26:33 AM »

Alembic - You da man!!

Bill, tgo

edwardofhuncote · « **Reply #14 on:** March 04, 2015, 01:48:29 PM »

*That* was a very, very cool thing to do. Makes me even more proud to own an instrument made by that calibre of folks.