Thanks Andrew and Sam for the compliments, and I agree with you that the Roman Conqueror is a much better name than Snowflake (sorry Paul, BTW, I absolutlely love the Riff King!). It is certainly a more masculine reference. I am catching flak for the name though - Greg at B&B answers my phone calls by proclaiming ALL HAIL CAESAR!
Kevin; speaking of Greg, I'm glad to hear that you bought your first Alembic from him at B&B music and that he gave you lessons as well. He is a great source of Alembic knowledge as a long time Series I owner. I live over 90 minutes away but that hasn't stopped me from spending a small fortune there. The fact that there is no sales tax in Delaware is even more incentive to do business with them. I will see Greg within a couple of weeks to pick up an F1-X and SF-2 and I will tell him what you said.
Jeff