Series I Guitar

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Author Message jalevinemd Intermediate Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 180 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 8:10 pm:    Okay, Alembic police...go to work. If this one is legit, I'd be VERY interested. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2384&item=7333001018&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW pace Intermediate Member Username: pace Post Number: 158 Registered: 4-2004 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 8:36 pm:    I was expecting an "Elan" from some location in Texas..... Maybe I had too much to drink tonight, but Im hard pressed to cry foul..... jlpicard Advanced Member Username: jlpicard Post Number: 213 Registered: 7-2002 Posted on Sunday, June 26, 2005 - 10:23 pm:    Looks like an Alembic to me. However, I was not aware that they did the square battery cover back then. My 80' has the round cover but maybey it was square on guitars? A question for the makers! bracheen Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 752 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 - 3:15 am:    I didn't see anything suspicious. There's even a serial number listed. Looks like a very nice guitar to me. Sam smichaels Junior Username: smichaels Post Number: 39 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 - 7:56 am:    I have dealt with this seller in that past. Top notch guy in my opinion...also has a very large Alembic guitar collection. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 1956 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 - 2:14 pm:    Very nice! poor_nigel Senior Member Username: poor_nigel Post Number: 510 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 - 5:32 pm:    My 75 bass has a square battery cover, so no problem there. FYI. jalevinemd Intermediate Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 181 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Monday, June 27, 2005 - 6:55 pm:    I've thrown my hat into the ring...let the games begin! bracheen Senior Member Username: bracheen Post Number: 754 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 5:52 am:    Good luck, whenever I see a guitar like that it makes me want to learn to play one. The current custom of the month has started that lust also. Sam dela217 Senior Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 517 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, June 28, 2005 - 7:03 am:    That is definately the real thing. I know this guy and have bought Alembics from him in the past. He can be trusted and has lots of Alembic knowledge. He is just a bit shy when dealing with folks. Great guy. He and I traded snail mail for years before I was able to purchase Alembic 73-30 from him. Now, if the guitar he is selling (75-213) was a bass, my hat would be in the ring too!! That is exactly what I am looking for in a bass. I have been hoping at a 75ish zebra topped bass like that would pop up for sale. jalevinemd Intermediate Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 183 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 5:28 pm:    Michael, That does raise my confidence level. It's still quite nerve-racking, however, investing this kind of money on something sight-unseen. Sure wish I lived close by enough to take a look in person. jalevinemd Intermediate Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 184 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Wednesday, June 29, 2005 - 9:02 pm:    The seller pulled the guitar from ebay. I'm not sure why. I've sent him an e-mail. jorge_s Member Username: jorge_s Post Number: 52 Registered: 8-2002 Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 2:39 pm:    That was strange. I was keeping an eye on this one. Although I wasn't going to try to outbid a fellow Alembician. I would like to know what the "error in the listing" was. jalevinemd Intermediate Member Username: jalevinemd Post Number: 185 Registered: 12-2003 Posted on Thursday, June 30, 2005 - 3:36 pm:    The seller e-mailed me back...quite a nice guy. Apparently a friend of his asked to buy the guitar when he saw it on ebay. So he pulled it. I'd have done the same. He was nice enough to offer to send some pics of an almost identical '76 Series I. So, I'll wait for those.