| Author | Message | ||
| terryc
Intermediate Member Username: terryc Post Number: 134 Registered: 11-2004 |
Okay maybe the mothership can answer this one?? A curiosity question..how many instruments have Alembic made? I guess it is as not as many as fender or gibson but is it 100K or more or less | ||
| keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 745 Registered: 2-2005 |
I think it is more in the range of 14K-15K. My 2005 is number 13574. Keith | ||
| crgaston
Advanced Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 371 Registered: 11-2005 |
Terry, fewer than 15,000 at this point, judging from serial numbers. They are still in the process of building 14148 for me. | ||
| terryc
Intermediate Member Username: terryc Post Number: 135 Registered: 11-2004 |
I was under the impression that that number pertains to that model, my MK has 9389(I think) so there were that number of that model made. Can Mica shed light on this?? | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1140 Registered: 10-2002 |
terry. From what I can gather, all Alembics fall into a single numbering system, each model only being distinguished by the model name in the serial number. Graeme | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1279 Registered: 2-2006 |
I think the "numbers" run in sequence for all models, other wise that would mean that Alembic made over 200 Mark King Models alone in one year, (according to the serial numbers on my 98 and 99 MK’s). This would have them making somewhere in the area of 1000 instruments a year. I may be wrong but I just don’t see that being the case. (That’s a lot) | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2329 Registered: 7-2004 |
Terry: Alembic are numbered sequentially, regardless of model. I believe the only exceptions may have been an Anniversary series or two. Here's the explanation of serial numbers from the "Reference Pages" on this site: "Serial Number Guide The first two dgits of the serial number are the year the instrument was completed. The code letter tells you the model. The next group of numbers must be from two to five digits and is the number of the instrument. Thus 94H8692 is an Elan bass completed in 1994 and is the 8692nd instrument was made. We started with number 1 in 1972 and when an instrument is finished, it received the next number, regardless of model. Any "A" or "B" after number is on the rare occassion that we duplicate a number. Hey, even we make mistakes." So Alembic has made less than 15,000 total instruments since it's inception. There ain't many out there - we should feel lucky to have 'em. Bill, tgo | ||
| olieoliver
Senior Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 1280 Registered: 2-2006 |
Bill comes thru again. "You the man", (even if you are rooting for the wrong team). | ||
| keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin Post Number: 1139 Registered: 12-2002 |
Does that count the ones they totally modified like the "Godfather" etc...I know it started life as a guild starfire,& with all those Mods it's been totally born again. | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 1143 Registered: 10-2002 |
Wouldn't have thought so Keavin. Jack cassady got No1 and they did the guilds (and a few others) before that was built. Graeme | ||
| terryc
Intermediate Member Username: terryc Post Number: 136 Registered: 11-2004 |
Thanks for clarification, I guess I got the explanation wrong on the serial number instruction, well we are lucky to own such exclusive basses and guitars, less than 15K! as compared to the thousands of fenders & gibsons. Guess we Alembic owners are therefore members of a very elite club. That is a really good feel good factor!!! | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 2333 Registered: 7-2004 |
Hundreds of thousands of Fenders and Gibsons, I would imagine. Bill, tgo | ||
| terryc
Intermediate Member Username: terryc Post Number: 139 Registered: 11-2004 |
Ah well anyone can buy a fender | ||
| adriaan
Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 1427 Registered: 6-2002 |
Ah well anyone can buy ... an Alembic. There's no blackballing involved. | ||
| terryc
Intermediate Member Username: terryc Post Number: 140 Registered: 11-2004 |
Buying an Alembic...depends how much moolah you have But I guess we all started somewhere so I take the comment back..apologies to all |
