| Author | Message | ||
| keavin
New Username: keavin Post Number: 9 Registered: 12-2002 |
hey, how about ownership of five years or more of owning an alembic instrument, and you would qualify (of course proof of purchace)for a pinky? because after 25 yrs of owning #12 i feel i should at least be wearing a life long momento that puts me in the alembic hall of fame.but ofcourse we would have to purchace these items our selves ........any thoughts any one? | ||
| dela217
Advanced Member Username: dela217 Post Number: 307 Registered: 6-2002 |
You really need to be in the Alembic hall of fame. That is a long time. I have owned Alembics since 1978 or so, but not the same one! I too have a 1972, but I have only had it about 18 years. | ||
| bassman10096
Intermediate Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 199 Registered: 7-2003 |
What a cool idea! I would not be eligible yet, but would definitely purchase a ring something else commemorative with the Alembic logo once I reached that status. What other instrument manufacturer could point to that kind of loyalty? Other than Harley, where people tatoo the logo on themselves? Dates an instrument was registered by the individual with Alembic could serve as the time verification. What do others think? Bill | ||
| adriaan
Intermediate Member Username: adriaan Post Number: 137 Registered: 6-2002 |
An Alembic tattoo? It's been done before ... Sorry for bringing this unsavoury thread on the old Yahoo group to the attention of such a fine group of law-abiding beer-burping low-life: http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/alembicbasses2/message/1859 Adriaan | ||
| alembic76407
Advanced Member Username: alembic76407 Post Number: 264 Registered: 5-2002 |
the ring idea is neat, I've owned my Series 1 for 28 years and I would wear a ring .tatoo's are illeagal in the state of Oklahoma. | ||
| bassman10096
Advanced Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 201 Registered: 7-2003 |
I didn't mean to imply that someone would already have gone the Alembic tatoo route. Actually, I didn't consider it at all. Let's just say that, although I value and respect my friends and coworkers who have partaken in tatoo's, piercing and other forms of body decoration and renovation...I think I'd stick with a ring!!! Bill | ||
| alembic76407
Advanced Member Username: alembic76407 Post Number: 265 Registered: 5-2002 |
Bill,I know you were not implying, I just think it's funny that Oklahoma is one of only 2 states that tatooing is illeagal. and congratulations on becoming an advanced member, and I still want a ring, just not a tatoo David T (TLO) | ||
| dnburgess
Intermediate Member Username: dnburgess Post Number: 200 Registered: 1-2003 |
Tatooing illegal? Presumably you are allowed to wear tatoos that were done in other states? Is there an underground tatoo scene? | ||
| hollis
Member Username: hollis Post Number: 56 Registered: 11-2003 |
Yeah, but it's like finding a needle in a haystack......sorry, I couldn't resist. | ||
| bassman10096
Advanced Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 203 Registered: 7-2003 |
David: Thanks. I was only kidding around. I don't want to wait for my ring until I've been an Alembic owner for 5 years any more... Bill | ||
| mica
Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 1470 Registered: 6-2000 |
Years ago we offered the logo as a necklace. Later, too many of those found their way on to non-Alembics, so we stopped the practice. I'm sure if I asked the jeweler who casts our logos, he could come up with some really interesting stuff. I'm expecting to see him any day with Rami's logo, so I'll ask him then. | ||
| bassman10096
Advanced Member Username: bassman10096 Post Number: 205 Registered: 7-2003 |
I guess the problem with the necklace logos was hard to see coming. Too bad. It sounds like a few of us would be interested in seeing what kind of ideas your jeweler has. Bill | ||
| keavin
Junior Username: keavin Post Number: 14 Registered: 12-2002 |
ok forget the five year ownership thing, how about just being able to buy a sterling silver (superbowl style) ring ,with guitar modle (of course the logo on the top)inscribed on the side, or whatever you would like to have alembic put on it,....afterall alembic is like "burgerking" you can have it your way.!! | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1143 Registered: 9-2002 |
Well ...it took me some work to scan but spoken about Alembic Jewelry: I actually own (for 10 years now) a necklace logo that I only take off to sleep. I bought it from EVH. As you can see the logo is broken. Once when I'll be grown up and rich I'll try to find one to fix it. You also see an "Alembic pin" that I normally wear when in formal suit. It's really fun to see those serious people bend over to my revers and look puzzled. When asked :what it is, I always answer in terms of the logo-description (see main page). And end that I'[m a member of and Alchemystry club. LOL.  Paul the bad one PS1 : It depends if I linked the guys if I tell them what it really is. PS2: the other things on the necklace are "CEN" (the old rune symbol for "creativity" and "consistency") and -of course- The Twins (well ...there are aboiut 6 Pauls in me ...you know that) | ||
| effclef
Member Username: effclef Post Number: 52 Registered: 1-2004 |
If the main thing to avoid is having the logo-jewelry appear on a spurious instrument, I wonder if it could be cast in such a way that it would be impossible to do so. Perhaps the pendant logo could be solid (rather than open) with the back being convex, such that nobody would take the time to file it down properly to mount it on an instrument. Or mold it into a glass sphere. Hmm, that would be interesting. Can't they do laser etching inside glass now? It would have to be something classy. I do like the ring idea. I'm not really a practicing Christian but I have a James Avery Craftsman "Alpha/Omega" ring: http://secure.jamesavery.com/catalog/viewCatalogProduct.jsp?itemCode=R-125A This type of idea would be perfect for a ring. Instrument name on the side may be too much customization but a plain mount like this could certainly be engraved at a store near the buyer... (serial number inside the band?) EffClef | ||
| lembic76450
Junior Username: lembic76450 Post Number: 33 Registered: 5-2002 |
Mica, how about a scaled down logo necklace?? Paul's does look quite nice, maybe 25%-35% of actual size, or would that still be cause for concen?? Maybe the size of the pin or slightly smaller. It could be kept in the family as suggested for registered owners only. I prefer something simple like that as opposed to a ring. I work with my hands and rings can be dangerous. Thanks | ||
| keavin
Junior Username: keavin Post Number: 17 Registered: 12-2002 |
hey!!! alembic leather biker jackets??? .... ,or bandanas ,cloth and, or leather?. and by the way cooooool alembic necklaces stuff,.i want one !!. oh ,by the way ,im baking alembic cookies ,using only the purest ingredients!!!. | ||
| susan
Moderator Username: susan Post Number: 26 Registered: 5-2002 |
Hi All, Unfortunately a cast logo in any proportion would be a concern of it finding it's way onto non-Alembic instruments. Whilst those of you in the club are more experienced with things Alembic would know better, a neophite to all of this would not and have not in the past only to be defrauded and disappointed. We do what we can to avoid and protect these situations from occuring. Afterall, we don't want their first " Alembic" experience to be tainted in such a manner. That's why I feel one of the reasons this club with all you members looking out for one another is so important. Many times one or a dozen members has spotted a fake Alembic and alerted Mica who deals with the problem right away. But take heart, there will be more logo items in the future what & when I can't say for sure what will come first. My thoughts for a Logo type of necklace would be to make an Alembic coin that could be sized as a necklace, earring in sterling silver or a key fob. This would be far more durable than a logo in the openwork style that as a necklace can break as brother Paul TBO found out. -Susan (Message edited by susan on March 06, 2004) | ||
| palembic
Senior Member Username: palembic Post Number: 1146 Registered: 9-2002 |
Yep ...it broke because it IS the real logo you Alembicians use on guitars. It's rather thin. But ...being the bad one I am ...I guess it's safe around my neck and it WILL be repaired ...eventually ...once ...ever ... I think the logo in a larger circle or "embossed" in a kind of coin and useable as a hanger or in a ring ...nice! Paul the bad one | ||
| poor_nigel
Member Username: poor_nigel Post Number: 57 Registered: 7-2003 |
Ya I want some Alembic jewelry! Not for me, but for someone I love dearly, my bass. In specific, I want this:  Don't want nuttin that would scratch my baby, so no rings or medallions for me. How much would it be to have the regular logo replaced with this one - which I think is gold plated - a must in my case. Might be the perfect birthday present for my favorite possession. Note: Logo photo snitched from someone's custom order that Mica just posted and I downloaded it, rather than going back to it every five minutes to ogle it and envy someone I don't know . . . Note Also: I am distorting Malthumb's bass economy theory by buying the bass and then instead of selling it to buy a better one, just sending it home to be improved, bit by bit. |
