No such luck. The last I heard, the hardware for the bass was being sent to the plater the week of January 21st. There was some delay due to the fact that the metal plating I am using (ruthenium) is something Alembic has never done before, so it had to go to a new plater. Then they had them plate some samples and then send them on to me for approval. (It's gonna be sweet.) So that was really the last I heard and was told it was pretty much done other than that.
In the meantime, I sourced some knobs with a celtic design to go along with the theme of the bass. I purchased some stuff from qparts.com. They sucked. The knobs matched the color, but were poorly cast so I decided not to use them and sent them back. For a $12 knob, I got what I paid for. So, I placed an order with Roger at tkgknobs.com. That guy does some brilliant work. My knobs should be done in a month and hopefully they will coincide with the finishing of the bass. I'll keep you posted!
