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Author Message precarius Junior Username: precarius Post Number: 30 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 8:14 pm:    I am currently bidding on a 5-string Essence on E-bay and if I win it I will need to sell either one or two of my Alembics.One is a 1983 Spoiler and the pix are in the showcase here: http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/23034.html?1133900984 The other is a 1981 Distillate and the pix are here: http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/23809.html?1136416185 Not sure about prices yet.I have to see if I win the auction and how much the Essence goes for.Thanks. Mike 2400wattman Junior Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 50 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 9:30 pm:    How much for the Distillate? Does it have a case, do the all the elecs. work?,and what kind of work did you have to do? precarius Junior Username: precarius Post Number: 31 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 10:01 pm:    I don't know how much yet. It has a case, but not the original one. The electronics all work fine now. I had to re-solder alot of the connections because some had come loose and some were just barely connected and working off and on. Five of the oval inlays were gone and I got some mother of pearl from Stew-Mac and recut them. The action was set very high so I set that and oiled the fingerboard and polished ALOT of brass and cleaned and polished the frets and just general bass cleaning. crgaston Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 59 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Sunday, January 22, 2006 - 10:33 pm:    I am definitely interested in the Spoiler. I am not too far from you, around Macon, GA. Let me know what you want for it. precarius Junior Username: precarius Post Number: 32 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 5:50 am:    Charles- Will do. The auction isn't over till 1-29-06 so you'll have to be patient with me.Thanks. Mike crgaston Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 60 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 6:43 am:    I failed to notice the "...if you win..." part. Just getting a little antsy. Sorry. Good luck with the bidding! precarius Junior Username: precarius Post Number: 33 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 6:58 pm:    Never mind. Someone bid in $50 and $100 increments until my top bid was exposed, so I e-mailed the seller and pulled my bid. Oh well. Next time I will use flaxattack's suggestion and use e-sniper or just buy within this club. precarius Junior Username: precarius Post Number: 34 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:15 pm:    My mistake. Kungfusheriff suggested www.esnipe.com Flaxattack suggested auctionsniper.com davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3059 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, January 23, 2006 - 7:41 pm:    It's a very nice Essence. musikdept Junior Username: musikdept Post Number: 32 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 3:34 pm:    Are you still interested in selling the Spoiler? Thanks, Wayne precarius Junior Username: precarius Post Number: 48 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Thursday, January 26, 2006 - 9:53 pm:    Wayne- I'll know by Monday. I may still try to make a bid on the Essence on e-bay. If that doesn't work out I might try to trade it for a 5-string Epic or other Alembic. Thanks. Mike musikdept Junior Username: musikdept Post Number: 36 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 11:45 am:    Are you still interested in selling the Spoiler? (and at what price?) I think a med scale Alembic would suit me best. Thanks, Wayne precarius Member Username: precarius Post Number: 53 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Wednesday, February 01, 2006 - 12:29 pm:    Wayne- I'm probably going to keep it unless I find something I REALLY want bad. I love this bass. I think there is another member selling a Persuader.