Alembic Series I Guitar #76-515

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Author Message coffeegod New Username: coffeegod Post Number: 1 Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 9:48 pm:    Purpleheart front and back, Cherry core, Padauk frettboard (Message edited by davehouck on May 09, 2006) bob Advanced Member Username: bob Post Number: 208 Registered: 11-2002 Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 10:22 pm:    Welcome, Douglas - that's a pretty nice intro! How long have you had this, and would you care to say a few words about the others? (I'm not sure, but I think you're exempt from having to post pictures on those which you no longer own... we may need a ruling on this.) coffeegod New Username: coffeegod Post Number: 3 Registered: 5-2004 Posted on Friday, May 07, 2004 - 10:33 pm:    well the doubleneck was a real albatross.. too heavy. It came from Minneapolis and was well worn, I bought it from Gruhn Guitar and after talking to Rick Turner turned it into a Baritone Guitar tuning on the 6 string neck(31 inch?) and left the 4 string frettless neck as it was (34 inch). 79-1492 was a series II and was Mahogany with an ebony neck.Heavy and felt like playing a Steinway piano. mint_bass Intermediate Member Username: mint_bass Post Number: 163 Registered: 1-2004 Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 2:52 am:    that is cool i really like the fret board it is really nice and the top wood looks great too hollis Advanced Member Username: hollis Post Number: 204 Registered: 11-2003 Posted on Thursday, May 13, 2004 - 11:00 am:    That is one amazing guitar! Fantastic! Welcome, glad to have another guitarist aboard.....So nice to have you here, we are a small but mighty bunch...Don't look now my low frequency brothers and sisters, we of the upper registers are gaining on you!LOL keavin Advanced Member Username: keavin Post Number: 367 Registered: 12-2002 Posted on Friday, May 14, 2004 - 3:53 am:    coffee,man dont you just feel extra lucky having VINTAGE alembics,i love mine,& ive never seen a head stock like that other one,very unique. like i said before ive never seen an alembic (guitar) on stage. jazzyvee Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1470 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Monday, May 18, 2009 - 2:11 am:    I've never seen anyone play an alembic guitar live on stage apart from me on photo's and video's... hahahah But a few thousand punters have.... :-) How does that guitar balance? I wonder if the small body shape (clarkee style) has the same balance issues ( neck heavy) as the bass in the same shape? I have an old Ibanez SW400WN guitar that has the strap button at the base of the neck and that leans forward away from my body when playing as does my clarkee bass. Jazzyvee