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mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 7893
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 9:40 am:   Edit Post

This will be live to the world in a little while, and just a touch earlier here on the Alembic Club. I hope you enjoy reading Diamond-Eyed Jack as much as we did building it. Enjoy!
serialnumber12
Senior Member
Username: serialnumber12

Post Number: 1024
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 9:46 am:   Edit Post

I'm loving it!
pierreyves
Senior Member
Username: pierreyves

Post Number: 1131
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 10:09 am:   Edit Post

my God what a BEAUTY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! love particularly this coco bolo if you see what I mean....
hifiguy
Advanced Member
Username: hifiguy

Post Number: 357
Registered: 10-2006
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 10:27 am:   Edit Post

Holy cow! How can Alembic keep topping itself time and time again? What a magnificent heirloom instrument. I yam gobsmacked, I yam.
dadabass2001
Senior Member
Username: dadabass2001

Post Number: 1709
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 12:10 pm:   Edit Post

Fabulous!
Mike
growlypants
Junior
Username: growlypants

Post Number: 30
Registered: 3-2011
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 2:53 pm:   Edit Post

I think I'm in shock. That's an absolutely unbelievable instrument. Congratulations, to one and all!
jazzyvee
Senior Member
Username: jazzyvee

Post Number: 3285
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 4:26 pm:   Edit Post

I think Bill will enjoy this one.

Jazzyvee
mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 7894
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 4:58 pm:   Edit Post

I almost forgot to post the back-view picture for Pauldo:

just the back, ma'am

Thank you for all the kind words. I am glad there are others out there that understand our particular madness.
artswork99
Moderator
Username: artswork99

Post Number: 1823
Registered: 7-2007
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 6:24 pm:   Edit Post

Congratulations CJ! What a wonderful way to keep your father close.
An exquisite example of beauty in art. Play it healthy! Enjoy, Art
sonicus
Senior Member
Username: sonicus

Post Number: 2756
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 6:33 pm:   Edit Post

Every aspect from the core flame maple to the Coco Bolo to electronics to the inlays to the personal details is just stunning ! That LOGO ! WOW _____Congratulations !
davehouck
Moderator
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 10996
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 7:01 pm:   Edit Post

This is a wonderful guitar. We say that kind of thing often here, but I was really struck by this instrument. I think the picture that really put the whole thing in focus for me was the one centered on the D.E. Jack nameplate inlay; that's when I realized that the whole guitar was just really wonderful.
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 5317
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, January 18, 2013 - 7:01 pm:   Edit Post

Another grand slam home run by Alembic! The purpleheart/ebony neck is a stunning combo. And the fret markers are very unique and creative. Love it!

Bill, tgo
jacko
Senior Member
Username: jacko

Post Number: 3316
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 3:41 am:   Edit Post

beautiful

graeme
cousinvinnie
Junior
Username: cousinvinnie

Post Number: 50
Registered: 4-2011
Posted on Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 10:41 am:   Edit Post

A great story and an amazing looking guitar !! Incredible artwork !!
pauldo
Senior Member
Username: pauldo

Post Number: 922
Registered: 6-2006
Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 10:32 am:   Edit Post

:-D
Thank Mica!
The backside shows the unadulterated, pure, beauty of the fundamental being of the instrument.

The warm soft curves that call for a hand to caress them, leading ones eyes up to the pure gently tapered neck crowned with a regal shape. No distraction of strings and knobs, just beautifully shaped wood.
serialnumber12
Senior Member
Username: serialnumber12

Post Number: 1025
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Thursday, January 24, 2013 - 10:38 am:   Edit Post

Pauldo....have you been spying on my woman???
rami
Senior Member
Username: rami

Post Number: 1016
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 1:10 pm:   Edit Post

That really is spectacular. I can only imagine what it must be like to actually hold. What it must sound like! WOW!
cje
Intermediate Member
Username: cje

Post Number: 126
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 1:43 pm:   Edit Post

Everyone,

Thank you for the great comments and well wishes! Also, a HUGE public thank you to everyone at Alembic for making this one-of-a-kind instrument for my family and I.

The journey has been wonderful, and it would have been a shame if I didn't document it… so I did. I didn't want to forget the trip, so I decided to blog about it. I first want to apologize to all of you in the Alembic community for limiting the blog to family and close friends. Once it was clear that the guitar was going to get the FC treatment, a decision was made to keep the guitar under wraps until the big unveiling.

Now the shroud is lifted, and I'd like to present to you all the journey of Diamond-Eyed Jack! For those that have gone through a custom build, I'm sure to be treading on familiar territory. And even if you haven't chosen that particular road to get here, I'm confident you'll have a blast!

Please enjoy the read, comment if you are so inclined, and share with anyone you think would be interested!

http://cjeichinger.com/diamondeyedjack/

I just love this guitar. Now… about that East Coast gathering...

CJ
cje
Intermediate Member
Username: cje

Post Number: 127
Registered: 5-2009
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 1:44 pm:   Edit Post

And yes, rami - 'wow' would be one word used to describe the sound!
jon_jackson
Intermediate Member
Username: jon_jackson

Post Number: 159
Registered: 12-2008
Posted on Friday, January 25, 2013 - 7:23 pm:   Edit Post

Just read your blogs about the build and your decisions along the way. Very interesting. Also some great stories and insight into the amazing family that crafts these incredible instruments for us to enjoy. Thanks for sharing.
Jon
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 1956
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, January 26, 2013 - 7:13 am:   Edit Post

When I had my Elan built, after talking thru it with Susan and Will Gunn (both the BEST!), I told Susan I wanted it tinted green 'about halfway between Hunter Green and a BP sign'. No color swatches, nothing, just that idea.

I decided to not ever call them. Just see it when it was done. Without my knowledge, they shot it the first time, decided it wasn't what I implied, stripped it and started over, completely on their own. When I got it about a year after order, yes, it was EXACTLY the color I had in mind.

THAT's Alembic.

J o e y

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