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mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 8615
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 6:39 pm:   Edit Post

Ebony!

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:   Edit Post

Nice !
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 4643
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 - 11:18 pm:   Edit Post

it reminds me of a picture of an embryo developing a womb.
mavnet
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Username: mavnet

Post Number: 65
Registered: 2-2003
Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 4:44 pm:   Edit Post

That must be a heavy hunk of wood! Beautiful!
mica
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Username: mica

Post Number: 8616
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Wednesday, September 02, 2015 - 7:50 pm:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

+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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

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:   Edit Post

Wow, that's a cool bass! Thanks!

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