Serial numbers

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Author Message piggybass Junior Username: piggybass Post Number: 13 Registered: 11-2013 Posted on Tuesday, April 08, 2014 - 7:33 pm:    Why do some older alembics not have serial numbers on them Anybody she'd some light serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1070 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 6:39 am:    some older alembics don't have serial numbers because they were employee projects.http://painandgrief.com/aaa/fcbasssite/alembic/10.htm (Message edited by serialnumber12 on April 09, 2014) serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1071 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 7:01 am:    (Message edited by serialnumber12 on April 09, 2014) keith_h Senior Member Username: keith_h Post Number: 1992 Registered: 2-2005 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 7:05 am:    Some of the earlier instruments had their serial number at the end of the fret board. Over the years these get worn off through playing or when the neck is leveled as part of a fret job. Do you have a particular bass you are trying to determine the serial number for? Keith adriaan Moderator Username: adriaan Post Number: 3103 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 10:50 am:    You can check the Serial Number Guide on the Reference page on the main Alembic site. Just below the table it has some suggestions where you might find the serial number on the instrument. (Message edited by adriaan on April 09, 2014) mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 8160 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 2:19 pm:    Every Alembic has a serial number. Even old ones! The oldest ones have it on the tippy-top of the peghead. It may have been removed if it was stolen, it may have worn off like Keith suggests from playing. But it always has a serial number. Aside from personal employee projects which are not Alembics and do not have serial numbers, there are a few instruments that were stolen from us before they were completed, and these of course never got a chance to be finished and get their serial numbers. piggybass Junior Username: piggybass Post Number: 14 Registered: 11-2013 Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2014 - 8:36 pm:    Although this is my third Alembic , it must be me getting older but I have been very interested in these basses the more I find out the more I want to know about the history in general of alembic ! Thanks everyone especially mica for putting up with a 54 year old kid ! I find it fascinating. Bruce