Rami's New Fretless

[effclef]

Mica, if you don't know about www.mcmaster.com (McMaster-Carr) for metals and other hardware, take a look.  
 
EffClef

[bkbass]

Hey Rami,is this one in your hands yet?How'bout some pix?Between you and Val,you gentlemen have lighted torches to guide the rest of us down that dark decisions on options path.

[rami]

Hi Barry,
 
Still waiting...   I knew that it would be long.  Going on 2 years now!  I can't imagine anymore customs after this.
 
Cheers,
 
Rami

[mica]

Today's the day!
 

 
Tim dropped this wonderful logo by this morning. It took three castings to get it to come out right. I learned a bunch about metal casting today. He also had to wind up making it thicker than usual to hold its shape properly.  
 
James is the designated inlay artist - he's done all the inlays on your other basses. Once this inlay is done, we can get that back into spray. More soon!

[rami]

Absolutely spectacular Mica!  Is it in 21 or 24K?
 
I still believe that (with all due respect to all the other Alembics ever built) this will be the greatest EVER!
 
Thanks,
 
Rami

[hollis]

It really is a masterpiece Rami!
 
Enjoy

[mica]

Rami, it's 24K gold. The first time he poured the metal, it wasn't hot enough and it cooled before reaching the top of the cloud. The second casting he quenched too soon, after about 10 minutes of cooling. The gold fractured. Tim had never encountered that before (and he didn't even think it was possible). Finally he got the kinks worked out and had a successful third casting, and he reports he can now make these with confidence (and with normal delivery times).

[kmh364]

That's awesome, Rami. Just when I think you're done, you pull out another trick feature from a hat that kick's a**! Hey Mica, is it too late to get that on my bass? JUST KIDDING! LOL! I love that gold logo, and to get it inlayed with shell would look stunning, but I'm dying to get my bass soon (and I don't wanna spend another $1k to get it done, LOL!). I'll have to settle for the gold-plated surface-mount jammy sans shell.

[mica]

Hey Rami,
 
Your other parts are in the spray booth, need only a couple more coats to get the pickups and knobs shiny like the rest of the bass.
 

These are prepped (sanded) and ready for the next coat. These will look even better than original, I know you'll love it.

[rami]

Thanks Mica.  Although I did like the orginal matte finish, it had a tendency to Fog up and had to be continually cleaned - even though I'd never touch them.  Maybe it's the weird weather here.  I'm sure the new finish will be more resistant (not to mention gorgeous).
 
I like to think of those pickups as the ones that started it all - the continuous wood everything trend!
 
Any news on the electronics?
 
Thanks again,
 
Rami

[mica]

Yeah - I've got 4 sets here and Tony will perform the upgrades on Monday, so check your post box next week.

[rami]

Hi Mica,
 
Any news?  Have the electronics been sent out yet?
 
Thanks,
 
Rami

[keavin]

Dear rami, how many do own?,,,(alembics)

[rami]

Way, way too many.....
 
Although I got most of them when my dealer was liquidating his stock at half price or less.
 
I probably wouldn't do it again though.

[mica]

Sorry, Rami, those electronics were not shipped yet. Instead of sending by post I'll get them on the UPS truck. It seems there's never enough time to make it to the post office (you have to present the package in person if it weighs over 1 pound). Then you can finally get all your Europa electronics in good order.  
 
We started the work on the logo inlay. It's really difficult to work with! The shell pieces are cut, and next is to fit them in the logo. Your bass should be back in spray by the end of next week.