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David Houck

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The April Featured Custom is up!
« on: April 01, 2012, 06:53:30 AM »
The Featured Custom for April is up, and congrats to Pierre-Yves!  Very much a one-of-a-kind instrument.  And Mica, I love the background story on the construction and theory behind the design.  Another exceptional example of Alembic artistry!

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« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2012, 07:12:09 AM »
For what this must cost, I'd expect to have Alembic stamped on both sides of the pick-ups!
 
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« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2012, 07:24:28 AM »
One chain is indeed way too close.
 
 
 
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« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2012, 07:37:09 AM »
Please do not become alarmed in periodic holds in sound; these sound holds  become apparent when the external stimuli are in one phase and wave shape to the binary encoding system of the human brain.  Contrary to popular belief ,when engaged in uni-E tuning the hearer of the  sound holds may encounter multispectral crescendo diminuendos resulting in an epiphany completely unprecedented yet experienced within inter-dimensional illusion.
 
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« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2012, 10:11:19 AM »
April fool anyone??

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« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2012, 10:14:32 AM »
Wait a minute - the writing describing the bass isn't symmetrical.  I demand a rewrite! ;-)

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« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2012, 10:49:35 AM »
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« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2012, 12:41:43 PM »
Kudos to Pierre-Yves for being such a good sport.
-Jon
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« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2012, 01:17:38 PM »
Love the mercury switch!  
 
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« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2012, 01:32:18 PM »
LOL excellent !!!  
since Mica sent me the text and the idea took shape, I've never laughed as much on the forum!
One of the best (unfortunately I did not understand all the subtleties) was that: text by Mica Thomas and Samoht Acim... I'm asked who is this Samoht.... a new collaborator ? In the line of MirrorrorriM ;o))
And this part: Fabry-P?rot etalon to assure the absolute alignment of the tailpiece to the neck, and to verify the overall symmetry to nearly unmeasureable precision LOL too. I'm laughlin a lot and you laugh too but you know I'm right ... somewhere! No hard feelings and even with pleasure !
Thanks Mica

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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2012, 03:52:41 PM »
The mercury switch is brilliant.
What a job on the Logo too,too much fun : ))

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« Reply #11 on: April 02, 2012, 04:22:56 AM »
Hah! Superb. Congratulations Pierre-yves. Now you finally have a perfectly centred tailpiece.
 
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« Reply #12 on: April 02, 2012, 07:16:15 AM »
LOL, sweet!

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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2012, 07:58:30 AM »
Very excellent April model!  Of course the bridge saddles need adjusting.
 
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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2012, 10:45:59 AM »
Standing ovation.  It's a pity April 1 comes but once a year. .raey a ecno tub semoc 1 lirpA ytip a s'tI  .noitavo gnidnatS
 
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