Alembic tie-tack

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Author Message stephenr Junior Username: stephenr Post Number: 43 Registered: 9-2014 Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 5:27 pm:    I found an archived thread from last year "Two things I would like to see from Alembic". One of the suggestions being "How about a sterling silver Alembic logo pin (ala vest pin or tie tack)?" I was looking for this when I attended a wedding back in October. Hadn't worn or owned a tie in well over 20 years so I bought a Garcia tie and figured my Alembic tie tack would be the perfect complement. Naturally I couldn't find it at the time but last week I was looking for something else and instead found my tie tack right where I had previously looked. I think I have had this since the 80s but it could be the 70s. I ordered a few catalogs/t-shirts over the years and it also may have been sent to me when I had custom pickups made for my Quantum bass in 1988. I do know that it came from Alembic but don’t remember ordering it. Does anyone else have one of these? mtjam Advanced Member Username: mtjam Post Number: 261 Registered: 11-2011 Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 5:32 pm:    No, but I wish I did! stephenr Junior Username: stephenr Post Number: 44 Registered: 9-2014 Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 6:25 pm:    Realizing that the tie-tack may have come with a used Distillate bass I bought in 1983. The bass was only a few months old when I got it, the original owner bought it at Sam Ash in Huntington, NY. One interesting thing about the Distillate I had was that it came with a black trapezoidal shaped case. Only one I have seen like it to date. gtrguy Senior Member Username: gtrguy Post Number: 846 Registered: 9-2004 Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 7:15 pm:    Was it a solid case? I would love to see a thread about Alembic cases used over the years. elwoodblue Senior Member Username: elwoodblue Post Number: 1552 Registered: 6-2002 Posted on Thursday, February 05, 2015 - 8:02 pm:    here's one I have, it was a bonus when I bought a supercord terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2305 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 2:56 am:    Yeah it would be great if Alembic made lapel pins especially in colour. I would wear mine with pride! Maybe sold to those who own their products and hence registered with the company stephenr Junior Username: stephenr Post Number: 45 Registered: 9-2014 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 8:51 am:    The one that came with the supercord is nice.... much more refined design. The trapezoidal case was definitely a solid case. Black with gray inside. The tolex on the one for my 78 Series I is the same color blue as the old F2-Bs. jcdlc72 Senior Member Username: jcdlc72 Post Number: 409 Registered: 11-2009 Posted on Saturday, February 07, 2015 - 8:25 pm:    I have mixed feeling about this, Although I would surely and proudly wear such a pin, I can imagine a fair amount of... persons buying them for cheap and sticking them in the headstocks of some el-cheapo chinese bolt-on bass in order to sell it overpriced at the evilbay... (As if there were not enough counterfeit ones and such...) terryc Senior Member Username: terryc Post Number: 2306 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2015 - 3:31 am:    jcdlc72..that is why I suggested issueing only to Alembic owners, mind you anyone who knows basses should be able to detect a lemon just by looking at the pics serialnumber12 Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 1098 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Sunday, February 08, 2015 - 5:51 am: