| Author | Message | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9917 Registered: 5-2002 |
The December Featured Custom is up, and, as usual, it's amazing. The inlay and finish work are exceptional. Congrats Pierre! | ||
| artswork99
Moderator Username: artswork99 Post Number: 1347 Registered: 7-2007 |
What a stunning piece of work. Very nice layout Mica! Congratulations Pierre! | ||
| slawie
Advanced Member Username: slawie Post Number: 289 Registered: 8-2002 |
Beautiful bass. I love the top and back. Congratulations on the way it all came together. slawie | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 1464 Registered: 5-2009 |
Awesome ! | ||
| grateful
Advanced Member Username: grateful Post Number: 333 Registered: 12-2004 |
Wow! Congratulations Pierre, that is jaw-dropping. Mark | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2814 Registered: 10-2002 |
Superb. The sword inlay will look spot on when the bass is in a playing position and I really love the 'secret' cross on the back. Congratulations Pierre. Graeme | ||
| groovelines
Senior Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 644 Registered: 4-2003 |
Very thoughtful, especially the treatment of the cross. Beautiful choices. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 650 Registered: 5-2007 |
Wonderful inlay work | ||
| fc_spoiler
Senior Member Username: fc_spoiler Post Number: 1191 Registered: 5-2006 |
Awesome indeed! The "back feature" is ultra, I love those hidden tricks. Congrats! | ||
| deburgh
Member Username: deburgh Post Number: 64 Registered: 3-2007 |
Absolutely gorgeous, that hidden cross feature on the back is one of the neatest touches I've ever seen, I love it! | ||
| rjmsteel
Intermediate Member Username: rjmsteel Post Number: 129 Registered: 7-2008 |
Congratulations Pierre. Beautiful artistry and work Susan and Mica. Agreed with Mike and everyone on the treatment of the cross, both in the sword and the back side and headstock features. | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 502 Registered: 12-2004 |
That's a stunning piece of work. Congratulations on a fine instrument! | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7089 Registered: 6-2000 |
Here's a couple of extra Club goodies!   Enjoy! | ||
| groovelines
Senior Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 645 Registered: 4-2003 |
dang. | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 517 Registered: 6-2006 |
double dang. | ||
| cje
Member Username: cje Post Number: 51 Registered: 5-2009 |
Oh my, that's a fantastic instrument. The hidden cross is so inventive and fitting, and the rest of the instrument just seems perfectly executed. | ||
| hammer
Junior Username: hammer Post Number: 44 Registered: 9-2009 |
This bass just...blows...my...mind. The good people at Alembic have topped themselves again with their creativity and craftsmanship. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9960 Registered: 5-2002 |
Nobody has commented on the wallpaper. | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1313 Registered: 3-2004 |
Maybe if you count to 5, I mean 3! | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9961 Registered: 5-2002 |
I think you missed one. | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1315 Registered: 3-2004 |
And they did feast on fruitbats and orangutangs and anchovies.... skip a bit brother.... | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 511 Registered: 12-2004 |
...and the lord did grin | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9964 Registered: 5-2002 |
Just thought I would mention again, for those of you who may have missed it, that there is something unusual about the wallpaper this month. | ||
| lbpesq
Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4684 Registered: 7-2004 |
It's the shape of Colorado on acid? Bill, tgo | ||
| speicky
Senior Member Username: speicky Post Number: 422 Registered: 3-2005 |
a hidden cross on the back of the wallpaper ? | ||
| elwoodblue
Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1154 Registered: 6-2002 |
...and the Alembic logo is hiding in the bottom corner next to the cross, That's quite an instrument, congrats ! | ||
| jacko
Senior Member Username: jacko Post Number: 2821 Registered: 10-2002 |
An interesting watermark, the hidden cross and almost hidden 'templar Secrets' script are all I can find Dave. Have I missed anything? graeme | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 9965 Registered: 5-2002 |
Graeme; four more to go. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 656 Registered: 5-2007 |
Dave The symbols in the top left corner, the bottom left corner, at 9:00 o'clock and at almost 3:00 o'clock are too obscure to ID | ||
| adriaan
Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 2722 Registered: 6-2002 |
See how far back you can tilt your computer screen - it helps if you have a laptop. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 657 Registered: 5-2007 |
All I can ID is the Alembic Logo @ 4 o'clock. I can see what I think is a goblet; but I cannot read the seal below the headstock (at almost 3 o'clock) or decipher the symbol in the top left corner. Of course when you are my age the eyes are the first to go. | ||
| funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky Post Number: 666 Registered: 5-2007 |
Bump | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 532 Registered: 6-2006 |
I smell a grail, some ornamented/ bejeweled cross, the Alembic logo and the symbol/ seal. What I really would like is to sit down and play that bass,,,,, or at least hear a sound clip. | ||
| davehouck
Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10029 Registered: 5-2002 |
Here is the picture with the symbols revealed.  The lettering on the seal is: SIGILLUM MILITUM XPISTI | ||
| pauldo
Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 540 Registered: 6-2006 |
The Seduction of Madness XPISTI? - there is no madness in having that bass - it is those of us who lust after her that are going insane . . . edit: Sorry that was a very poor translation on my part... curse you internet! Further searching resolves that "The Seal of a Soldier of Christ" is the proper translation of SIGILLUM MILITUM XPISTI. Although I stand by my dementia, because everytime I look at this beauty my cheese slips a little further off my cracker . . . (Message edited by pauldo on January 14, 2011) (Message edited by pauldo on January 14, 2011) |
