Working to get my first alembic

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Author Message hansv New Username: hansv Post Number: 1 Registered: 7-2005 Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 11:13 am:    I am working on my first deal for an alembic guitar, I have been mainly a PRS player till now. I am about to purchase a Orion Baritone in near mint condition, what do you think the going price on these would be? It has a darker rosewood looking top on it.. so not maple or anything light.. but neither I or the owner know the wood. (Message edited by hansv on July 16, 2005) byoung Intermediate Member Username: byoung Post Number: 109 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 1:49 pm:    Hans, $1000 is a great price. The top may be cocobolo, which would make it even better (in my book, at least). If you have the serial number, you can make a request here for the build record (make a thread with "serial number request" in the title). That will have the woods that the guitar was constructed from. Brad davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2056 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2005 - 7:13 am:    Orion Baritones don't trade very often, so I don't know if it is possible to determine a "going price". I like Brad's suggestion. Hopefully, the members that follow the guitar prices might have some more suggestions. sfnic Intermediate Member Username: sfnic Post Number: 108 Registered: 3-2005 Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 2:54 pm:    I've got 3 Orion Baritones listed in my sertial number database, but only one shows a price: $3680. There's no eBay data shown, so it's probably a store price, which also probably means it hasn't sold yet. Hang on... Ah. It was the Orion Baritone from the Alembic store, sold new (with dealer discount) through Superbass for $3680. listing here I also have one Orion Baritone in my eBay database. It sold for $1499.99 on a Buy Now, on 5/23/05. No serial number given, which is why it's not in my main database. It had a maple top over a mahogany body, with a walnut accent lam. nic (Message edited by sfnic on July 18, 2005) hansv New Username: hansv Post Number: 3 Registered: 7-2005 Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 3:22 pm:    The top of this one is looking to be Bubinga I got the serial number so the final report will come from Mica, I am sending the check for it tommorow davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 2066 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 4:33 pm:    Congrats!!!