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Author Message that_sustain Intermediate Member Username: that_sustain Post Number: 102 Registered: 8-2012 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 12:38 am:    Dagnabbit, I've been spelling the name of my Distillate bass incorrectly this whole time. Truth is, I need eye glasses. terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2059 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 12:53 am:    With age comes wisdom, poor eyesight and cheap motorcycle insurance! oddmetersam Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 235 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 12:00 pm:    And while we're at it, is it pronounced "dis-till-ATE" (like the number 8), or "dis-till-IT" (like I want it)? And on which of the 3 syllables does the accent fall? I've heard more than one pronunciation and I've been curious for awhile... cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1400 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 1:55 pm:    I've always read it DIS-till-it. Peter mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 7925 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 4:08 pm:    I say it like Peter does. Every day is a spelling bee here ! rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 776 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 6:36 pm:    I always thought it was Di-STILL-it. Of course that may just be the Texas Twang pronounciation! LOL! cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1401 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 7:56 pm:    Dis-STILL-it is what my great-uncle the moonshiner used to do; DIS-till-it of corn is what he produced Peter rustyg61 Senior Member Username: rustyg61 Post Number: 777 Registered: 2-2011 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 8:51 pm:    Isn't the purpose of an Alembic to diSTILL (refine) the sound waves from the strings & produce amazingly pure tones? So the bass would be the diSTILLer & the sound would be the DIStillit? :-) I bet your great-uncle had an alembic on his still! Rusty oddmetersam Advanced Member Username: oddmetersam Post Number: 236 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Monday, February 11, 2013 - 9:58 pm:    All I know is, on two separate occasions I heard bass tones from afar that sounded so intoxicating I just had to see what kind of bass was involved. You guessed it.... I'd love to try one out and compare it to my MK Sig Dlx....maybe at the next Nor. Cal. gathering! Hint, hint. that_sustain Intermediate Member Username: that_sustain Post Number: 105 Registered: 8-2012 Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 2:08 am:    My first thoughts upon seeing the Distillate were, "that bass has every modification I would ever want in the usual Alembic". neyman Intermediate Member Username: neyman Post Number: 127 Registered: 7-2002 Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 7:53 am:    I've always said "DIS-till-at" sparechaynge Intermediate Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 114 Registered: 6-2010 Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 8:26 am:    Merriam-Webster online dictionary: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/distillate edwin Senior Member Username: edwin Post Number: 1421 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 - 9:13 pm:    Well, that was no help. Both pronunciations were there. peoplechipper Advanced Member Username: peoplechipper Post Number: 333 Registered: 2-2009 Posted on Thursday, February 14, 2013 - 12:53 am:    I pronounce it MINE...that bass, my cat(the lovely Emily) and my melody maker are the things I'd run into a burning house to save...Emily would be first of course, but dang if I don't love my Distillate...like my melody maker, every bass player who tries it wants to buy it from me, or get one... sparechaynge Intermediate Member Username: sparechaynge Post Number: 115 Registered: 6-2010 Posted on Friday, February 15, 2013 - 5:48 am:    Ha, sorry Edwin. I only saw one and I was hoping some of the more grammar-minded folks here could sort it out.... The other dictionaries I looked in listed both too, so are they both acceptable pronunciations? bassman10096 Senior Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 1308 Registered: 7-2003 Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 7:52 am:    I had some difficulty making out Distillate at first, but it's not the only easily-mangled Alembic name. How 'bout: Rogue vs Rouge? One's a bass or a scoundrel, the other's makeup or French for "red". cozmik_cowboy Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 1406 Registered: 10-2006 Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 8:05 am:    Merriam-Webster may be confused, but I have Mica on my side! Peter byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1411 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, February 16, 2013 - 1:26 pm:    Since we're on the subject of spelling (and Mica knows I have decided views on it... lol): Why can't anyone spell Rogue? I literally could never own one, because I'd become apoplectic every time someone called my bass rouge. Although blush would be a good name, even if people thought it was bluish. Maybe get it painted chromalusion, so it would be bluish blush? Bradley