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grateful
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Username: grateful

Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2004
Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 12:36 pm:   Edit Post

Can one order a custom alembic from England? And how do I find out what customisations cost when they're not included in the "Custom Quote" form?
I'm dreaming of a Further, but would prefer a five position switch than the individual ones for pickup selection (that's what Jerry had after all...). I also don't think I'd want the effects loop: I don't much use effects.
valvil
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 588
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Wednesday, December 08, 2004 - 2:39 pm:   Edit Post

Hello Mark,

welcome to the club.

You can definitely order a custom instrument from England. Feel free to call me or e-mail me at Alembic and we'll go over what you would like.
My e-mail is valentino@alembic.com, the phone number is 707-523-2611 between 10am & 4pm pacific standard time.

Valentino
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 69
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 1:44 am:   Edit Post

Hi Mark, Welcome from another englishman. I don't want to tread on Vals toes here but you generally get a better deal ordering through a dealer. unfortunately, the only uk dealer is graham at Bassworld in maidstone - http://www.psst.co.uk/bassworld/

Once you've played with the quote generator in here a bit you'll be able to discuss your requirements with Graham. Don't forget, whichever route you take there will be heavy import duties.

graeme (in edinburgh)
valvil
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Username: valvil

Post Number: 589
Registered: 7-2002
Posted on Thursday, December 09, 2004 - 12:00 pm:   Edit Post

We always tell the customer to go through a dealer, because we have to charge full retail as per our agreement with our distributors; however we prefer talking directly to the customer on custom orders to save time and misundersandings. More often than not the customer will have questions the dealer can't answer, so it's better to talk to us first. Once an instrument is finalized we send quotes to whichever dealer the customer chooses, and then it's between the customer and the dealer.

Valentino

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