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tdukes
Intermediate Member
Username: tdukes

Post Number: 192
Registered: 4-2008
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 7:59 am:   Edit Post

Bolt on neck and binding here

Doesn't really look like an Alembic to me at all.

Todd.
longhorncat
Advanced Member
Username: longhorncat

Post Number: 388
Registered: 8-2005
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 8:03 am:   Edit Post

http://cgi.ebay.com/ALEMBIC-70s-Ivory-bidding-Made-USA-/130496298516

Dreamer or scammer?
room037
Advanced Member
Username: room037

Post Number: 390
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 9:09 am:   Edit Post

The story is S.F.
Science Fiction ?
No! It's a Scammer Fiction !
hydrargyrum
Senior Member
Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 920
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 11:38 am:   Edit Post

I'm pretty sure this is a Washburn, Daion, Vantage, Westone or some other similar guitar made in the Matsumoko factory. It certainly shares similarities in pick ups and hardware, and that round hole on the neck bolt plate is characteristic of some of these brands as well. Regardless, it's no Alembic.
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4782
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 12:34 pm:   Edit Post

I 98% sure it is an El Maya. I have a top-of-the-line El Maya which is very Alembic-like in construction - neck thru, hippie sandwich, etc. This guitar is the exact same shape. I'm at the office right now so I can't check to be sure, but I believe the headstock shape is also the same as my El Maya.

By the way, Daions, (my second favorite brand - can you guess the first? lol), were made at the Yamaki factory, not Matsumoku


Bill, tgo

(Message edited by lbpesq on March 11, 2011)
mica
Moderator
Username: mica

Post Number: 7241
Registered: 6-2000
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 1:23 pm:   Edit Post

I notified the seller of his error and the listing was ended. He replied with a nice thank you.
room037
Advanced Member
Username: room037

Post Number: 391
Registered: 9-2003
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 1:55 pm:   Edit Post

Happy End Story !
hydrargyrum
Senior Member
Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 921
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 2:37 pm:   Edit Post

Bill - looks like you nailed it. Still, I can't help but think they look similar to the brands I mentioned. Do you know if they may have sourced their pickups and bridges from the same place? Forgive me for saying so, but I've been under the impression that you have a rather nice guitar collection. Daion's must be very well made to earn your praise.

-Kevin
lbpesq
Senior Member
Username: lbpesq

Post Number: 4785
Registered: 7-2004
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 4:11 pm:   Edit Post

Kevin:

I'll pull out the El Maya over the weekend and compare hardware to my Daions and a Washburn Falcon that I have. I LOVE Daions. IMHO, the Daion Power Mark XX was the finest production solid body ever made. I brought one to Alembic and showed it to Susan a few years ago. She said to do the wood work alone, they'd have to charge at least $3000 for something comparable. The Daion H-555 "Headhunter" is one of the best 335 style guitars I've ever played, and has a unique shape, not unlike the El Maya with the "bite" out of the lower bout. (I've seen pics of the guitar player in Arcade Fire playing a Headhunter). Daions also have a little set screw on either side of the bridge so that once you get the intonation set, you can lock down the bridge pieces so they don't move when you change strings. A simple, elegant, effective solution to a common problem. The kind of clever design feature we have all come to appreciate in our Alembics.

Bill, tgo
hydrargyrum
Senior Member
Username: hydrargyrum

Post Number: 922
Registered: 3-2004
Posted on Friday, March 11, 2011 - 4:17 pm:   Edit Post

Very cool Bill. That Headhunter 335 is actually what put me onto the trail of those other builders. That third cutaway is pretty distinct. Somehow I doubt that I will ever find one in middle-Missouri, but I'll be keeping my eye out for Daion's from now on.

-Kevin

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