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alembickoa
Intermediate Member
Username: alembickoa

Post Number: 133
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 2:29 pm:   Edit Post

Was wondering how many Alembics Greg Lake has? Anyone know? Believe I have seen him with this one and something else Alembic...
GL
alembickoa
Intermediate Member
Username: alembickoa

Post Number: 134
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 2:45 pm:   Edit Post

Okay...the search engine works...*slaps forehead*...found this post.

Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2005 - 5:14 pm:
Mica told me that Alembic built about 6 instruments for Greg Lake. One was a series guitar, small standard, which I've had the pleasure to play here at Alembic, with cool inlays; it does not belong to Mr.Lake anymore.

Checking some records I came up with the numbers for 3 basses (all series, of course).

First one I found was 77-687. Long scale 4 string
Zebrawood top & back
cherry core
maple/purpleheart neck
purplehart fretboard
Mother of pearl oval inlays

Second one: 78-984

No file on this one, the original work board lists it as 'special custom' & that's all I have other than it was a long scale.

The third is the one Entwistle ended up with:
79-1300
Long scale 8 string bass
Scorpion body shape
Zebrawood top & back
mahogany core
graphite neck
pirate inlays
completed 7/24/79

That's all I could find

Valentino

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