Here's an interesting Elan on eBay

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Author Message jedisan Intermediate Member Username: jedisan Post Number: 138 Registered: 3-2008 Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 - 5:05 pm:    Small standard body with custom knob positions. And, hollow body cut out. Was that done at headquarters, or something someone did afterwards? Never seen a cut out like that before. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7007 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 - 5:14 pm:    It's technically an Excel - but it's so custom it's hard to even consider it one anymore. Everything looks as I remember on this bass. What you can't really appreciate from the photos is the interior of the hollowed out area is lined in Purpleheart and has a complete high-gloss rubout just like the body. It's actually really really cool. The original owner didn't keep it long, and I know it was sold at least 2 other times. It was at Atlanta Bass Gallery not too long ago - Jim was wishing hard that it was right handed! tmoney61092 Senior Member Username: tmoney61092 Post Number: 564 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 - 6:43 pm:    in the last picture you can see the purpleheart Mica is talking about, very cool! ~Taylor bigredbass Senior Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 1539 Registered: 9-2002 Posted on Monday, October 25, 2010 - 11:29 pm:    An f-hole Alembic? Geez, Mica, if it wasn't custom enough, the interior is lined / finished in purpleheart? You guys ever sleep? Just when you think you've seen everything, Part 27. J o e y