Your Best Musical Bargain

[sonicus]

Tony ,       I have been into bicycles  and everything 2 wheels since I just started walking. In high school I was on the track  team and started a small bicycle team. We were into weekend rides from San Francisco to destinations in  Marin County. We were also training for criterium racing and races .   Just currently  I built up a vintage Bianchi and have used all Italian parts . Names such as Campagnolo, Cinelli, Gipiemme ,Ofmega , Vittoria , etc... are all over my newest creation.  
I think that a dedicated bicycle thread would be Kool! Bill ,____please excuse this minor hi-jack ___

[hammer]

Love it!  Raced myself for 20 years until a major accident led to two knee surgeries and one for the back. I still lead groups of cyclists over to Europe every other summer for supported tours in Belgium/Netherlands, Italy, France, Spain, and other countries (depending on how many of us there are maybe a future ride between Alembic gatherings across Europe tour).  
 
Are those shift levers on the downtube or ends of the bars? I can't tell from the photo? I don't know if I could get used to either of those again in a racing situation. Are the parts you sourced all vintage or did you need to go with replicas?  
 
Need to start a new thread.

[sonicus]

HI Brian ,
              It is fun to find out what some of us here have in common!
My shift levers are old school friction type braze-on type down tube type Campagnolo Nuovo Record. That is what I am used to from the 1970's .Many of my parts are  new old stock and some lightly used. Including a new old stock Regina Gold , Italian thread free wheel 13-22 that I intend to use . I found that on Ebay Germany.
 
WOW , what an inspiration of the thought of you leading the Alembic Race team across Europe . Giro  d'Italia Alembic style , Fausto Coppi's ghost might be smiling already  , show him a Series II and every one wins ___ . It's a small world after all .  
 
Wolf

[rjmsteel]

In around 1975 I bought my 1966 (Fender) Jazz Bass (all original bass, parts & case/4 x 6 hang tag/owners manual) for $350.00 at Roselle Music in Roselle, IL.
 
Still have the bass.

[sonicus]

In 1972 I purchased a 1967 Fender Dual Showman from Don Wehr him self @ Don Wehrs Music City on Columbus St. IN San Francisco  $199.99
Not really that cheap for those days, but I was a happy kid .

[sonicus]

1968 Fender Telecastor Bass neck $ 40 . In  1982 from a friend of a friend. I later traded a for a Thorens TD-165 turntable with a shure SME arm and a Shure V-15 II cartridge.

[peoplechipper]

Bill, I'll start the bike thread soon...I'm too computer dumb for adding photos though, which is too bad as I have some rare stuff...Tony

[kmh364]

Here's a few:
 
Used-
 
'79 CBS-Fender USA Silverface Twin Reverb with OEM Pyle-made Fender 12's for less than $300 in '82...like new, still with warrantee card. $1000MSRP-plus back then. Replaced the $5 AC-power toggle switch and one 12AX7 pre-amp tube in 32years. Still works great.
 
'84 CBS-Fender USA Smith all-original '62 VRI lacquer tri-color SB Stratocaster with the OEM tweed case and all the pack-ins...$275 in '87 (New MSRP about $1300 in '84). Think SRV. Still looks, plays and sounds great!  
 
New (ALL brand-new in-the-sealed-box from Sam Ash Music, Edison, NJ, ...no blems/seconds, or open box/demo's)-
 
'88 Charvel Jacskon Model 4 bolt-on 'superstrat with S-S-H Active ceramic Jackson p/u's with mid-boost, master tone and vol, three toggle P/u selectors, Jackson-Floyd Rose locking vibrato, compound radius 22-fret rosewood FB with shark-tooth inlays, heavy automotive polyester metallic finish. hard-shell custon Charvel molded case, $279 ($1200 MSRP)
 
'87 Yamaha SPX-50 rack mount studio/guitar MIDI multi-effector...$225(MSRP $700)
 
'89 Roland DEP-5 Digital MIDI digital delay studio rack mount processor $179 ($1100-plus MSRP).
 
There were many more ridiculously-low blow-out deals....Yamaha DX-11 synth and sequencer with Calzone ATA cases, huge Mesa-Boogie suspended 30- space rack case (designed for their all-tube monster bass power amps...drop it from 3-4 feet and the tubes/amps survive...their hype, not mine), etc., too numerous to mention.
 
I could also mention the unbelievably fantastic deals I got on all of my three Alembic basses (two new, one as new), as well as the new Alembic tube pre-amp and SuperFilter, but I dont want to embarrass anyone. Let's just say that if they walked, I couldn't afford to replace ANY of it at today's pricing.  
 
Cheers,
 
Kevin
 
(Message edited by kmh364 on July 02, 2014)

[peoplechipper]

Thanks Kevin, I don't feel like the only bandit here...Tony

[sonicus]

Quoth the Raven, 'Whatever more.   I concur ____ .
 
 One must facilitate the mentation of a Raven to manifest such acquisitions !  In actual practice , such skill is an attribute to the ends . All in a legitimate climate and culture of course! However all inclusive of mindful focus____  And in the end ___Deeds, NOT words shall prevail to show the results!   Like Jaco said  it's not boasting if you can prove it .___    LOL  .  
 
Getting good deals often requires the tenacity and focus to get them , but I  also believe ,that at times ,the Universe puts them right in our lap as a reward for our own positive deeds !  I think that my Alembics are a gift from the Universe___.   I accept such  gifts with honor and humility____ and am grateful for the turn of cause and effect.

[flpete1uw]

Quoth, I love it!  
A well trained Raven is a wonder indeed. If I wasn't so hesitant in the potential of missing out on a deal I would inquire about Sensay training from Quoth for my yet unnamed aquisitioner and loyal Raven friend.  
Pete

[sonicus]

I raise my cup to the good fortune and positive universal tidings to our Brother Pete !    
To Raven Tenacity  and Magic !