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jure_the_second
Junior
Username: jure_the_second

Post Number: 12
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 6:42 am:   Edit Post

This is my Alembic Orion 5 with bocate top. Bought it three years ago in Germany. SN 980W11438

the bass
jure_the_second
Junior
Username: jure_the_second

Post Number: 13
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 6:45 am:   Edit Post

body
jure_the_second
Junior
Username: jure_the_second

Post Number: 14
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 6:47 am:   Edit Post



(Message edited by Jure_the_second on July 26, 2003)
jure_the_second
Junior
Username: jure_the_second

Post Number: 15
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 6:47 am:   Edit Post

back
groovelines
Member
Username: groovelines

Post Number: 77
Registered: 4-2003
Posted on Monday, July 28, 2003 - 2:57 pm:   Edit Post

jure,

very nice. that's first example of bocate with any discernable wood grain I've seen, a nice complement for the mahogany.

Mike
jure_the_second
Junior
Username: jure_the_second

Post Number: 23
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 1:11 am:   Edit Post

Boy, was it all shiny back then. Now the tailpiece is getting black and the bridge is almost completely brown. The wood shines a bit more, because the finish has worn off, but it still plays like a dream.

Jure
davehouck
Senior Member
Username: davehouck

Post Number: 825
Registered: 5-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 07, 2004 - 5:48 am:   Edit Post

Jure; some folks like that aged look and some don't. If you've got the time, you can completely disassemble the bridge and polish it up with Flitz. It usually takes me a while to complete this project; endlessly polishing very small pieces can be tiresome on the eyes and fingers. At the same time, I put just a little bit of household oil on the intonation screws.
jure_the_second
Junior
Username: jure_the_second

Post Number: 33
Registered: 9-2002
Posted on Friday, July 15, 2005 - 3:53 pm:   Edit Post

Backstage
Here's a nice shot from the backstage :-)

Jure
son_of_magni
Intermediate Member
Username: son_of_magni

Post Number: 187
Registered: 1-2004
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 5:16 pm:   Edit Post

Nice Converse AllStars!
57basstra
Junior
Username: 57basstra

Post Number: 21
Registered: 4-2005
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 8:51 pm:   Edit Post

Do the shoes have the electronics upgrade?
bob
Senior Member
Username: bob

Post Number: 484
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Saturday, July 16, 2005 - 10:04 pm:   Edit Post

Hmm, hard to tell from this shot... but at least they're the high tops - all I ever had were the low ones, and in white (more than 30 years ago, sigh).

It's a really cool photo, just a funny depth of field problem that seems to draw the eye right to the shoe, leaving those of us in the know to hunt out the Alembic logo. But the smile is a good clue.

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