hello from danville va, my name is nate and though i have never owned an alembic im hoping to change that sometime in the future. i currently own a '96 carl thompson and several pawn shop prizes but have heard a lot of good things about alembics. a friend of mine has an '85 exploiter that i thought he was going to sell me but backed out at the last minute: ( but that being said i got to play one and that was enough to set the hook in. i will also say the alembic community semms to be a little bit more friendly than some of the others that i will leave nameless and appreciate all of the info you guys offer i will probably be making a few bids on ebay for a good starter as i have never seen an alembic in a store around my town.
nate