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Yutaka Hiwatashi

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(x) Alembic SSB #79 1370
« on: April 06, 2020, 04:58:52 PM »
Hello!

I bought a old SSB bass.
The serial number is 79 1370.

Please tell me the details of specification.

Best regard!

Y.H.
« Last Edit: April 20, 2020, 12:58:07 PM by mica »

dela217

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2020, 09:40:42 AM »
I would love to see a picture of this beauty!

Michael

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #2 on: April 07, 2020, 10:18:00 AM »
Me too. Welcome to the world of Alembic.
The sound of Alembic is medicine for the soul!
http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_ktwins.html

Yutaka Hiwatashi

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #3 on: April 07, 2020, 03:38:38 PM »
Thank you!!

mario_farufyno

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2020, 07:07:55 AM »
79? Congrats!

*(I just can say it was built back in 1979)
Not just a bass, this is an Alembic!

senmen

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #5 on: April 08, 2020, 08:24:17 AM »
Hiwatashi-san,
we would love to see some photos of your bass!

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)

Yutaka Hiwatashi

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2020, 08:10:56 PM »
I will send pictures of my pretty bass.
When having arrived!

Regars.

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #7 on: April 08, 2020, 09:14:57 PM »
Beautiful instrument.  :)  Welcome to the Alembic Club, Yutaka-san.

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2020, 11:38:03 PM »
Super nice!

Zebrawood on the back of the headstock?  Same on the back of the body?

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2020, 12:50:46 AM »
Very nice!
Yes that classy configuration with the zebrawood on the
back on the headstock. 
JE had that aswell on his Spyders. 

Greetz
Oliver (Spyderman)

Yutaka Hiwatashi

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2020, 01:47:48 AM »
Thanks!
This is the neck and back body materials.

Y.H.

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2020, 07:05:56 PM »
Beautiful bass, congratulations!  :)

Yutaka Hiwatashi

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2020, 04:56:31 AM »
What is the wood on the surface?
Is it maple?
Do you see in the photos?
Please advise.

Y.H.

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2020, 06:42:24 AM »
Yutaka-san, due to the ongoing shutdowns here in the United States from the COVID-19 pandemic, Mica may not be able to get to her records, so I wouldn't want to post out of turn. I believe she will eventually confirm though, that is certainly a maple top and back, I would guess on a mahogany core. The dark laminates in the neck should be purpleheart. 

Your bass also has an interesting feature not usually seen... those two thin dark pinstripes on either side of the neck running through the body are know as 'framing veneers' today. It may have been ordered that way, or its purpose may have been to add a bit of width to the body wings, possibly covering a mishap in the round-over process.  Whatever their reason, I really like these a lot!

It is a beautiful instrument, one of the finest made, and should bring you many years of enjoyment.

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Re: Alembic SSB #79 1370
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2020, 06:53:08 AM »
Sorry for inquiring without considering the effects of coronavirus
Advice, thank you very much

Y.H.