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jacko
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Post Number: 264
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 4:25 am:   Edit Post

All the years I've been a fan of the Doobie Brothers, i hadn't realised Tiran had used an Alembic till today. A quick troll through the internet turned up this pic of a very nice series bass.
tiron

graeme
davehouck
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Post Number: 2132
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:53 am:   Edit Post

Cool! Were you able to determine when the picture was taken?
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 265
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:57 am:   Edit Post

According to Doobfan - http://doobfan.com/photos/tempe/

it was Tempe, Arizona, 1974.

I spent most of the morning hunting for pictures but only came up with this page.

graeme
davehouck
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Post Number: 2134
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 6:20 am:   Edit Post

This one looks like an Alembic, except a few of the features don't look right.
jacko
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Username: jacko

Post Number: 266
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 6:27 am:   Edit Post

Could've replaced the bridge for some reason, maybe a tremeloe (with the arm removed). looks like it might be a fan headstock. If it's not Alembic it's a pretty good triple 'O' copy.

Graeme
basstard
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Post Number: 141
Registered: 3-2003
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 12:27 pm:   Edit Post

The headstock makes me think it might be a Kenneth Lawrence bass...
bigideas
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Post Number: 44
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:16 pm:   Edit Post

a few of Kenneth Lawrence's first basses looked very very much like Alembics in body shape so i'm sure that's what it is.
davehouck
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Post Number: 2139
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Wednesday, August 03, 2005 - 5:19 pm:   Edit Post

Thanks!
2400wattman
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Post Number: 48
Registered: 11-2005
Posted on Thursday, January 19, 2006 - 8:29 pm:   Edit Post

Bec-Var strikes again?
bigredbass
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Post Number: 624
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, February 11, 2006 - 9:11 pm:   Edit Post

After reading the Lawrence section in "American Basses": KL really admired ALEMBICs and the work of Harry Fleishmann, learned a lot of his craft working for Steve at MOONSTONE. He built several early in his career that were along the lines of the bass Tiran is playing in the picture, obviously ALEMBIC-inspired. In fact a picture of one of his basses in that book looks a lot like the bass with Tiran. He's of course gone on to find his own style and is building terrific instruments and doing wonderful inlay work, one axe at a time by himself.

J o e y

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