1977 Series 1 on eBay

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Author Message hasadari Intermediate Member Username: hasadari Post Number: 167 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 4:07 am:    http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-Alembic-Series-1_W0QQitemZ220017468274QQihZ012QQcategoryZ4713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem dwmark Intermediate Member Username: dwmark Post Number: 108 Registered: 1-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 1:15 pm:    Very nice. Your opening bid is a good test of the market. A year ago, we wouldn't have been sure that the final price would be that high but now I would gladly pay that or more if I were in the market. So, what does all that purpleheart do to the tone (and the weight)? dw hasadari Intermediate Member Username: hasadari Post Number: 168 Registered: 6-2005 Posted on Tuesday, August 15, 2006 - 1:48 pm:    It is comparable to the weight of other older Series 1's which I have played. From the standpoint of tone, the bass is awesome - its natural tone is almost piano-like, but with the controls and Qs there is tremendous flexibility. My only reason for sale is a growing emphasis on my part on 5-string basses. The purpleheart has also aged well and is uniformly darker than a that on newly-built bass. I only have room for so many basses and recently acquired a beautiful MK5 from another member of this forum. Regards. Bob Brown hasadari