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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8615 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 6:39 pm:    Crazy chunk of Ebony. We've had this for over a decade, and just sliced the cap off to see what was inside. This will make a really nice top and back and matching peghead veneers. There should be enough for 3-4 sets here. sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4449 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 7:38 pm:    Nice ! jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4643 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 11:18 pm:    it reminds me of a picture of an embryo developing a womb. mavnet Member Username: mavnet Post Number: 65 Registered: 2-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 4:44 pm:    That must be a heavy hunk of wood! Beautiful! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8616 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 7:50 pm:    It is m-a-s-s-i-v-e! The top lines look like Helmholtz-Kelvin waves and of course now it can only look like an ultrasound image, Vince! sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4451 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 8:06 pm:    Kool ! How would this top & back work with a Walnut core wood and with a Maple in between accent wood perhaps ? Wolf 5a_quilt_top Junior Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 14 Registered: 6-2012 Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2015 - 11:26 am:    That's a great idea Wolf - but it's got "better get a bigger/wider/padded strap" written alllll over it...! ;-) sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4454 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2015 - 12:00 pm:    David ,Yes the weight ! Perhaps a scaled down 3/4 Size Standard Point with " rib/tummy contour " on the back . 32" Medium scale with ebony stringers ! Series II, Nickel Hardware , Green LED's with RED LED's at the 12th ( I am dreaming out loud now) OR a Series II Distillate with a point ! Old knobs and layout with pickup selector on the lower bout. I like that . I like that alot . Wolf sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4455 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Thursday, September 03, 2015 - 12:16 pm:    OH! , Front loaded electronics on a Brass Plate !!! ( LOL ) Interesting colour contrast . 5a_quilt_top Junior Username: 5a_quilt_top Post Number: 15 Registered: 6-2012 Posted on Friday, September 04, 2015 - 11:43 am:    +1 buddy - I'm likin' that a lot, too. I'm a real sucker for that "old school" Alembic vibe. Better git yer credit card ready 'cuz it sounds like yer gittin' dangerously close to pullin' th' trigger on one heckuva stunning hunk of instrumental awesomeness - ! But, you could look at this way: What a great way to commemorate the start of your new project! flpete1uw Senior Member Username: flpete1uw Post Number: 538 Registered: 11-2011 Posted on Friday, September 04, 2015 - 11:52 am:    Wolf, We are on the same wavelength. Seeing Chalie's Distillate Series has been resonating with me. I love the style and this piece of eboney is insane! Dreaming is a good thing. Peace, Pete sonicus Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 4459 Registered: 5-2009 Posted on Friday, September 04, 2015 - 12:15 pm:    Pete , Yes & Yes ! It is nice to hear from you as well . Thanks . David , thanks for the good spirit! Wolf poor_nigel Advanced Member Username: poor_nigel Post Number: 391 Registered: 11-2009 Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 4:55 am:    Hmmm - Was this chunk around when Monty was made? Why wasn't it used to make Monty, if so? Just curious. Too pricy? Also out of curiousity, what would it cost to put a back lame of this on and existing bass? Pure curiousity . . . jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 4760 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 8:48 am:    Interesting that you ask that poor_nigel. I have thought that question a number of times for a few of my basses but shut myself up due to the expectation that it would cost an arm and a leg. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8668 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 11:14 am:    No this will be less expensive than what we did on Monty on a new build. That was crazy. Cool, but crazy. Adding a back laminate means refinishing plus the cost of the laminate and labor. Not cheap. Please don't do this to Monty. rv_bass New Username: rv_bass Post Number: 6 Registered: 8-2014 Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 2:02 pm:    Is there a link to a photo of Monty? I'm curious to see what it looks like. Thanks. tbrannon Senior Member Username: tbrannon Post Number: 1703 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 2:13 pm:    Here is Monty http://www.alembic.com/info/fc_monty.html rv_bass New Username: rv_bass Post Number: 7 Registered: 8-2014 Posted on Wednesday, November 04, 2015 - 3:44 pm:    Wow, that's a cool bass! Thanks!