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dougv
Junior
Username: dougv

Post Number: 13
Registered: 7-2012
Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 12:05 pm:   Edit Post

Hi all. This is the prototype I chatted about here a few years ago.
Here's the Reverb.com listing:
https://reverb.com/item/1689430-alembic-unique-peanut-prototype-6-string-guitar-1972-mint

I'd love to sell this to someone who appreciates the history.
Thanks again to everyone who filled me in on it when I first posted about it.

Cordially,
Doug vanderHoof
Chicago
773-394-0029, text is best for a first contact.
Alembic Peanut prototype, full length
enzo
Senior Member
Username: enzo

Post Number: 558
Registered: 4-2009
Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 12:14 pm:   Edit Post

WOW, that's all I can say. Maybe Susan or Ron can chip in for some history on this.
paujones
Junior
Username: paujones

Post Number: 13
Registered: 7-2012
Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 12:23 pm:   Edit Post

Looks a great deal like the body that became the Rick Turner Model 1. Was he working at Alembic at that time?
elwoodblue
Senior Member
Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 1823
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 12:46 pm:   Edit Post

Hi Doug,
Glad you found your way back here.
All my best,always :-)
elwoodblue
Senior Member
Username: elwoodblue

Post Number: 1824
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 12:53 pm:   Edit Post

Here's the showcase thread referenced:
link
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 6349
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 2:10 pm:   Edit Post

Yes, Rick Turner was with Alembic back then. As for the peanut shape, my understanding is that it was Garcia who was the impetus for a small bodied guitar. The experiment culminated in the design that became Wolf, which, IIRC, was Alembic #25. I wonder if this originally had active electronics?

Bill, tgo
edwardofhuncote
Senior Member
Username: edwardofhuncote

Post Number: 839
Registered: 6-2014
Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 9:12 am:   Edit Post

I woke up suddenly in the middle of last night, with a splitting headache. Went to medicine cabinet for a Goody's Headache Powder, and fridge for a chaser. Grabbed my phone for a distraction, and there was this classic on Reverb. Didn't sleep another wink all night. =)

Such a cool piece of Alembic history... next best thing to a time machine. Hope this one stays "in the family" so-to-speak. I too, am curious what the other void was/is (as described in the Reverb ad) for. I suppose at that stage, everything was an experiment. The inlaid marquetry on the back is a nice touch too. Never seen that before, at least not on an Alembic.
jalevinemd
Senior Member
Username: jalevinemd

Post Number: 1078
Registered: 12-2003
Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 10:56 am:   Edit Post

Three years ago, over on the Grateful Dead Music Forum, Rick Turner announced that he was going to start working on a reissue Peanut Guitar. Haven't heard anything about it since.
jx2638
Member
Username: jx2638

Post Number: 94
Registered: 2-2008
Posted on Sunday, February 14, 2016 - 6:29 pm:   Edit Post

How fantastic that nearly 45 years later there are so many similarities in production...logo, headstock, tuners, neck, inlays, bridge, top hats, etc. Makes me so proud to be an owner.
eflat
Junior
Username: eflat

Post Number: 45
Registered: 11-2006
Posted on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 7:42 am:   Edit Post

The pictures are great, what an interesting piece of history. Thanks for sharing and hopefully it will find a new home soon!

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