In response to the questions above, the serial number could not be recovered so the plate is now stamped 8210LSN1 (1982 restoration in 2010 lost serial number 1). The bass weighed in at just over 11 lbs when I sent it which is far heavier than I can work with and in response to my inquiries, Mica suggested contouring the neck, replacing the tuners with lighter hipshots, and replacing the brass bridge support with a wood one. The result is an amazing 9.1 lbs light - does anyone have a large body long scale Series bass that is lighter? I wanted to match the hand rubbed oil type finish that was original to the instrument and which I prefer to a high gloss finish - with high gloss, I feel I'm playing on glass, with this, I can feel the wood and love it. It has been refretted and the neck is perfectly straight. All brass plates were replaced and the tailpiece was polished to new. Hat knobs and pointer knob were replaced. The missing Alembic logo was replaced. The sound is amazing and the stereo pickups give me an enormous range even before my superfilter. When the bass appeared on eBay and I saw the condition it had fallen into, I was anxious to see it restored bought it. Seems I am always buying and selling basses. My thanks to Mica, Mary and the Alembic family.
(Message edited by toddharris on June 01, 2010)
