Author Topic: GUITAR HISTORY (Read 387 times)

valvil · « **Reply #15 on:** November 12, 2004, 11:19:39 AM »

Ok I looked at the file and except for the top wood I had it right..
The top & back are made of Myrtle and the peghead veneers are indeed Zebrawood.
The scale lenght is 24 & 5/8
Completion date was 6/8/78

Valentino

hollis · « **Reply #16 on:** November 12, 2004, 12:59:31 PM »

Valentino,

You da man!

Kendall,

Welcome to this group. Your guitar is beautiful, I can only imagine how great it sounds.

I've been known to strum a guitar from time to time, and I agree with you, Alembics are the finest I've ever played. It's always nice to have another guitarist aboard. We're becoming a small but mighty force in our own rights.

Again, welcome.

Hollis

pace · « **Reply #17 on:** November 12, 2004, 01:09:39 PM »

So the scale length is 1/8 less than a typical Gibson?!?!? Weird~ any explanation for that?

bracheen · « **Reply #18 on:** November 12, 2004, 01:22:04 PM »

Beautiful guitar Kendall! There's quite a contingency of those six string piccolo basses building here.

Sam

sklevi · « **Reply #19 on:** November 12, 2004, 02:32:06 PM »

Thanks valvil, I appreciate the effort.
Actually, my brother bought it over a year ago on ebay, and thought it was a bass. He was so frustrated, it sat for a year. I had no interest in even seeing it. I went with him to a music store to help him negotiate the guitar for an alembic bass they had up there, the guy plugged it in, and I never negotiated so hard before in my life, cause I decided that guitar was MINE. PERIOD. NO TAKE BACKS! And the rest is history.

mint_bass · « **Reply #20 on:** November 17, 2004, 05:36:32 AM »

welcome Kendall

Your guitar is very nice indeed and in great shape for its age. You are right alembics are the nicest things in the world.

have fun playing
Andrew