Carving to the body

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Author Message tdukes Intermediate Member Username: tdukes Post Number: 200 Registered: 4-2008 Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 11:53 am:    Does Alembic do any carving to the body like you see on the Scott Walker guitars? I thought I saw a picture of #1 with carving on the back. I did a search for carve, but mostly came up with irrelevant (but interesting) threads. Here is an example of what I am talking about I assume this would have to be at least a double thick laminate. Has anybody seen pictures of Alembic's with carvings like this on them? Todd. jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 2388 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 1:34 pm:    I guess this one is from the early days, and there is the one from But I don't recall seeing of any pictures of recent models with elaborate carvings like that. There is the johnny Winter Alembic guitar. http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/69002.html?1250890900 Jazzyvee tdukes Advanced Member Username: tdukes Post Number: 201 Registered: 4-2008 Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 1:42 pm:    I believe that is the back-side of Alembic #1. At least, that is what it says here Thanks for the photo. Todd. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7265 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, April 05, 2011 - 6:59 pm:    That is the back of #1 and we do carving on special request. The Tribute guitars have a carved top, and the Kit guitar has a little curly-cue carving detail on the upper horn. Any other carving is done on a custom basis. lbpesq Senior Member Username: lbpesq Post Number: 4810 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 7:07 am:    Don't Skylarks have a carved top too? Bill, tgo mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7275 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 12:35 pm:    It's not really a carved top - the edge is routed with an ogee profile - the top is completely flat. But it does have a carved look to it. crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 835 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 06, 2011 - 7:32 pm:    Todd, do you know Jim OBrien? He lives in Round Rock. groovelines Senior Member Username: groovelines Post Number: 672 Registered: 4-2003 Posted on Friday, April 08, 2011 - 10:02 am:    Did someone say 'Round Rock'? I'll be down there for Easter and a couple other times during the year. Hmmm, interesting thoughts . . . To keep on topic. The guitar in the first post made me think of David King basses (although, he's carved back on the body options - groan, no pun intended). Not sure it's for me, but it looks nice while still holding to a 'traditional" body shape as in the above pic. tdukes Advanced Member Username: tdukes Post Number: 203 Registered: 4-2008 Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 - 7:34 am:    Looks like someone else liked body carving. See here on ebay. How well do you think it will clean up? Todd. mario_farufyno Senior Member Username: mario_farufyno Post Number: 641 Registered: 9-2008 Posted on Monday, April 11, 2011 - 1:11 pm:    Hi Tod, that guy should warn people that he changed original eletronics... Someone must rescue and restore that poor Alembic crobbins Senior Member Username: crobbins Post Number: 845 Registered: 6-2004 Posted on Tuesday, April 12, 2011 - 6:41 pm:    davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 10153 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, April 25, 2011 - 2:26 pm:    The Johnny Winter Alembic has some interesting carving.