| Author | Message | ||
| davehouck
Intermediate Member Username: davehouck Post Number: 151 Registered: 5-2002 |
Congratulations on joining the staff! | ||
| mattheus
Member Username: mattheus Post Number: 52 Registered: 5-2003 |
Wow, like a boy in a toy store...... or having a birthday everyday So now you have to treat everyone to a piece of cake..... ha ha Mattheus tDo | ||
| smokin_dave
Junior Username: smokin_dave Post Number: 46 Registered: 10-2002 |
Yes,Congrats.What a great gig.Kinda like working in a Ferrari show room though,it would be hard to not to take em' all home with you at the end of the day. | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 617 Registered: 9-2002 |
***sigh*** What did Robert Palmer sang??? "some guys have all the luck..." Well ... you never know! Luck??? I guess it's hard working! ! Isn't there a story of Roald Dahl "Charly and the Chocolate factory"?? Well lemme tell you the story of "Little Val and the Bassbuilders"! There was this little dude coming from Italy to the US to open up basses. He enters in stores, took out his tiny srevwdriver and opens backplates of basses to see if the working ticket for the utlimate bass-builders convent named "Alembic" (Al...? Al-what...? Al -who? Al..something ..it has to do with beer-brewing!) was in it. At the end of his quest in a tiny little store at the west-coast he found a lonely ugly bass in a corner. The other basses were making fun of it "yieks ...you're so ugle ...how can you become a decent bass". The litlle bass was sad. But in the end it grew up to a beautifull (huh-huh ...no I'm messing up another story here). Anyway ..after a lot of scredriving and looking behind backplates he found ... THE TICKET TO WORK FOR ALEMBIC (...huh ...ain't that a brewery???). Congratulations!!! Paul the bad one Jeeeeee-eez I really have to see my shrink. You-hou ..anybody seen my tiny screwdriver???? (Message edited by palembic on September 25, 2003) | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 180 Registered: 7-2002 |
Thanks guys. It is like being a kid in candy store. Every day. And I already got to talk over the phone to brother Paul The Bad and Rami. Hope to talk to many more of you in the future. Mica, Susan, Mary & all the boys in the shop are real friendly and great to work with. I spent my second day doing research and looking through a ton of pictures of old Alembics. Amazing stuff, guitars and basses of amazing shapes I've never seen. I've told Mica we gotta scan a lot of those pics when we have time and post 'em on the site, because I know you'll all love them. (a very happy)Valentino | ||
| bigredbass
Intermediate Member Username: bigredbass Post Number: 161 Registered: 9-2002 |
V: Many Congrats. I've often wished that ALEMBIC would seriously devote some time both to their history and the history they've made. Hope your archival leanings can take root as time permits. Best Wishes, J o e y PS This is one time I can happily say to a fellow bassist . . . . don't quit your day job ! | ||
| bob
Member Username: bob Post Number: 71 Registered: 11-2002 |
"Moder" Val, Nice gig. Somehow (though apparently not from your profile), I had the impression you resided down in the MountainView or Santa Clara neighborhood (I'm in Redwood Shores/City). Was I mistaken, or have you relocated... or do you actually commute? Anyway, what else are you going to be doing up there besides chatting with Paul and Rami, and looking at old photos? You actually get paid for that??? Nice having you there. -Bob | ||
| senmen
Member Username: senmen Post Number: 68 Registered: 7-2003 |
HI Val, many congrats on this real dream job! Wow, I am jealous.... So when you have time with the old pics, plse find out the ones of the old Entwistle basses.... I would die to see them..... Take care Oliver Baumann | ||
| elzie
Advanced Member Username: elzie Post Number: 212 Registered: 8-2002 |
Yes, congrats Val! That would be a dream job. I thought you already worked for them. Now that's a job you wake up early for! Paul II | ||
| dean_m
Intermediate Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 189 Registered: 7-2002 |
Hey Val!!! Congratulations!!!! Wishing you many happy years!!! Someday I'll get back out there to visit and say Hi. Hopefully soon!!! Peace, Dino(bptfo/tafkad/ktf) | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 182 Registered: 7-2002 |
Thank you Joey, I'll do my best. Thanks Bob. I actually live in Marin County, been in this house for over 12 years now. My commute to Alembic is about 50 minutes, a nice relaxing drive for the most part through backroads with little traffic. In regards to my duties here...it gets worse, Bob...other than answering phones, and helping out customers, I'll be testing ( meaning : playing) all the finished basses and guitars, just to make sure everything 's ok. Mica really had to twist my arm to get me to agree to that one...yeah, right...and then I'll be helping out with whatever needs doing... Mica & I are gonna be at Bassquake in Redwood City tomorrow, by the way, with a handful of Alembics... Oliver, I have infact come across pictures of some of JE's basses. Although only a few so far; still, there's plenty more stuff I haven't gone through. I'll be at Alembic only about 2-3 days a week for now, and since I just started , I'm still orienting myself; just give me a bit of time and I will do what I can. Thanks for the kind words. You bet I wake up early, willingly & with a smile on my face, Paul..  thank you for the support. Thanks Dino!! Hope you drop by real soon. I've come across your picture too in my research...LOL..you had a lot of hair back then! That was fun, I gotta post that one ... Valentino | ||
| dean_m
Intermediate Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 196 Registered: 7-2002 |
Uh Oh!!!! How much do you want $$$$$ to bury those pix???? HA!!! That'd be funny to see. I don't think I've ever seen them. | ||
| senmen
Member Username: senmen Post Number: 77 Registered: 7-2003 |
Val, PLEASE donīt forget to show us the JE bass pics! I am dying to see them. Take care Oliver | ||
| thebass
Member Username: thebass Post Number: 62 Registered: 3-2003 |
Wow, what a dreamjob. I guess some of us would even do the job for free just to get hands on all the beautiful basses. I promise when I move to CA sometimes I'll volunteer for all day final quality control at Alembic :-) | ||
| valvil
Moderator Username: valvil Post Number: 189 Registered: 7-2002 |
I haven't forgotten Oliver, It is something I want to do very much myself. We are waiting for the new scanner; as soon as that's around I can get started. Dino, I'm not sure you got enough money to stop me from posting that shot! lol Valentino | ||
| dean_m
Intermediate Member Username: dean_m Post Number: 197 Registered: 7-2002 |
That's true too. I'd probably rather spend it on a Series anyway!!! HA!! |
