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tbrannon
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Username: tbrannon

Post Number: 81
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:13 pm:   Edit Post

Anybody got a spare $7K laying around? =)

http://cgi.ebay.com/1980-Alembic-Series-1-Electric-12-String-Guitar-w-OHSC_W0QQitemZ290007678072QQihZ019QQcategoryZ2384QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
davehouck
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Username: davehouck

Post Number: 4091
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:29 pm:   Edit Post

Very very nice!!
bigredbass
Senior Member
Username: bigredbass

Post Number: 899
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:48 pm:   Edit Post

What a gas! So I'm looking at the control layout, is it the same as a Series Bass? And TWELVE adjustable saddles?

J o e y
bob
Senior Member
Username: bob

Post Number: 683
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:57 pm:   Edit Post

I can't quite figure out the saddles, Joey. I count only ten screws, and it seems clear that the two high pairs each use one saddle/screw.

Best I can tell (with my glasses on), there are really only six saddles overall, so I don't understand the double threaded screws. Maybe the threads are loose enough to let you angle them a little? Seems pretty unlikely.
adriaan
Senior Member
Username: adriaan

Post Number: 982
Registered: 6-2002
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 6:33 am:   Edit Post

The top B and E strings are double, not in octaves, so why would they need separate saddles? A little extra jangle wouldn't hurt either, I would think.
u14steelgtr
Junior
Username: u14steelgtr

Post Number: 32
Registered: 7-2003
Posted on Monday, July 31, 2006 - 9:10 am:   Edit Post

Red flag #1: all of the saddles are adjusted all the way to one extreme of their range of travel.

Red flag #2: The lack of "dings, dents or scratches" on a 25 year old instrument.

Red flag #3: a starting bid of $6,450 (it seems too high to me).

Regards
-- Eugene

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