Author Topic: Info Requested: Alembic 6 String Guitar  (Read 472 times)

bracheen

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« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2004, 08:32:36 AM »
Tim congratulations on the guitar.  I'll be looking forward to pictures.  That's pretty cool being the original owner of a '77 that you bought in '04.  Has anyone mentioned that you can register as the owner here on the Alembic site?  I think it's in the support section.  You can find it on the site map if not.
 
Sam

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« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2004, 03:25:21 PM »
Tim, I just hung-up the phone from speaking with Butch. He definitely remembers your guitar as having never been sold. He also remembers that all the paperwork was included in the case. He said that only the 5 pin cable was not original.It was not in the case, so he made the one that you have. As to your questions about the blue box, as Paul said, that is the guitars power supply. The 2 1/4 jacks are the each pick-up if you use both. If you just use the left jack that gives you mono (both pick-ups summed). Also the 1/4 jack on the guitar is probably a stereo jack. That is easy to determine, if you plug in a regular 1/4 cord, only one pick-up will work. The batteries on a Series bass tend to run down rather quickly, maybe about 20 hours. I would imagine the guitar would be about the same.
I hope you find this all of interest. Find a digital camera somewhere and post some pics, as Valentino said, a most unusual combination of woods. Although he is not a member, Butch is going to have a look in on the site, he has become interested in the story and I'm sure would like to see pics of the one that got away.
 
Kenn R.

tim

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« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2004, 05:58:57 PM »
What an unbelievably small world the internet makes.  Thanks for the 411.  As soon as I can, I'll post some pictures.  It looks like my short time in the ocean-state paid off. Good memories of Lupos Heartbreak Hotel...

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« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2004, 07:50:12 PM »
Tim, Who did you play there with? the world just got a little smaller.
Kenn

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« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2004, 08:10:48 AM »
I'm not a pro, just a slacker.  I went to watch the bands. Duke Robillard, Jimmy Vaughn, some local bands...

tim

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« Reply #20 on: April 14, 2004, 07:58:25 AM »
To Valentino:  I understand the Serial # indicates the year, and number of the instrument.  In my case, does this mean it was the 619th instrument that was built by Alembic, or the 619th guitar?  Any idea how many guitars were built prior to this one?

keavin

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« Reply #21 on: April 14, 2004, 09:11:13 AM »
that would be the 619th instrument.

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« Reply #22 on: April 14, 2004, 10:34:51 AM »
Keavin is correct, yours is the 619th instrument made by Alembic.  The only way to tell how many guitars were built before yours would be to go through all the previous records (which are in kept in filing cabinets, not in a computer ) and that would only give you approximate number since they  are incomplete as well.
  I can tell you that about half or more of the first 20 or so Alembics were guitars.
 
Valentino