Author Topic: Wood for my future custom. (Read 703 times)

dtrice · « **Reply #15 on:** September 25, 2007, 11:35:00 AM »

Its where the women are. -- Truer words were never spoken.

dtrice · « **Reply #16 on:** October 25, 2007, 11:37:56 AM »

I was looking at a beautiful series 1 76-572, I think. It had a Lacewood top. To me Lacewood (at least this particular piece) greatly resembles birds-eye maple. Is this common? How do they compare tonally?

the_8_string_king · « **Reply #17 on:** October 30, 2007, 05:26:44 PM »

It's well-known that the Maples tend to be bright; I don't know about Lacewood... but Beaver Felton at Bass Central has owned a Lacewood Series I for a LONG time... and he's played/heard/sold a LOT of Alembics.

So if you don't get a satisfactory answer, he might be a person to call to ask... he even has a toll-free #.

If you click Alembic dealers on the main page, and look for dealers in Florida, you can easily find his info.

Mark

briant · « **Reply #18 on:** November 13, 2007, 10:07:52 AM »

I'll echo what others have said about the triple omega body shape: it's pretty heavy and it isn't very comfortable to play sitting down.

That said I do three hour+ sets a night with mine with no problems. Plus it looks bitchin.