What about this top-wood?

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Author Message albrecht Junior Username: albrecht Post Number: 24 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 8:20 am:    I´ve just bought my second Epic (94W8703), a 4str that I´m really fond of. Now I can have one with classic Pyramid flatwounds, and my 6str Epic can keep the EBS-roundwounds on...I´m a bit curious about the top-wood on my 4str, it´s very different from the 6str´s. If you have some info I´d be happy to know. Thanx from frosty Sweden1 adriaan Senior Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 800 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 9:19 am:    My guess would be koa - 'all' my Alembics are koa, as you can see on my profile - and your Epic seem to be a fairly close relative of mine(http://alembic.com/club/messages/411/4519.html?1055019057). If you change the position of the bass in the light, or even the camera angle, the figuring in the wood can look so different - that's a standard Alembic feature, courtesy of Mother Nature! You can ask the build details by starting a new thread in the "Owning an Alembic" section, under "Serial Number / History Requests". I was in Gothenburg two weeks ago - they weren't used to having snow this late in winter? But I guess Uppsala is further up north. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3474 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 9:29 am:    Beautiful top! I think it's a Burl, possibly Madrone. (Message edited by davehouck on March 15, 2006) albrecht Junior Username: albrecht Post Number: 25 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 9:39 am:    hi alembicians...my other epic (6str) is not koa. after looking at your nice pix, adriaan, i´m not sure that it´s the same...it´s more "quilted"-like...we´ll see what people come up with? yep, we have the worst winter since 1942 (stalingrad...:-(!).kristjan....burl? madrone? don´t know about tehm, either, have to check! mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3146 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:17 am:    Hi Kristjan, Here's what I found in the instrument file: top: Koa accent: Maple pinstripe body: Mahogany neck: Maple, 34" scale fingerboard: Ebony pickups: MXY controls: volume, pan, bass, treble output: mono 1/4" face-mounted originally mde for: Guitar Center, Hollywood, CA birthday: not recorded, but I estimate it as mid-November 1994. There is no other repair or ownership history in the file. You should register your instrument if you haven't already done so. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3485 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 7:08 pm:    Adriaan; I was pretty sure it wasn't Koa. Fortunately, I don't gamble. <g> albrecht Junior Username: albrecht Post Number: 26 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:40 pm:    hi, adriaan! you were right on KOA. congrat! thanx mica, for all other details = impressive. albrecht Junior Username: albrecht Post Number: 27 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Wednesday, March 15, 2006 - 10:49 pm:    ...by the way, the only problem that arises when bringing Alembics to Sweden is the frets - in winter humidity goes down to zero and they come out real sharp and have to be filed (often several times). but it´s worth the hassle - i love my alembics. the epic is so easy on the shoulder and my F1-X & SF-2 provides the sound i want!