Peter's 5-string Essence

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Author Message mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3007 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 - 2:48 pm:    Hi Peter, Nice to chat with you today. Your sweatshirt should show up in about a week. Meanwhile, back at your bass, it's living in carving presently: It's hard to tell before the finish goes on, but it's a nice piece of Flame Maple on the top. A closeup might help a touch: davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3061 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Wednesday, January 25, 2006 - 6:52 am:    From here it looks like an extra thick piece of Flame Maple. pts New Username: pts Post Number: 1 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 8:40 am:    Thanks for posting this, Mica. I sent you a message regarding the headstock. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3025 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, January 27, 2006 - 10:29 am:    Susan sent you an email regarding the same. I'll ask her to give you a call later today. pts New Username: pts Post Number: 2 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, April 07, 2006 - 10:26 am:    Good day, all. Just checking in on the status of this instrument. A few months ago, Susan had estimated that the work we discussed on the neck/headstock would be done around late February pts New Username: pts Post Number: 3 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Sunday, May 07, 2006 - 6:27 am:    ? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3328 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 2:57 pm:    Done! Looks great, hope you like it too. 2400wattman Intermediate Member Username: 2400wattman Post Number: 151 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 3:13 pm:    Understated Elegance, very pretty flame and purple heart lam/accent? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3329 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 3:17 pm:    Yes, plus a small Maple veneer between the Purpleheart accent laminate and the Mahogany body. The flame figure on this bass is extremely dimensional. davehouck Moderator Username: davehouck Post Number: 3853 Registered: 5-2002 Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 7:23 pm:    Very nice! tom_z Advanced Member Username: tom_z Post Number: 392 Registered: 7-2004 Posted on Monday, May 22, 2006 - 7:56 pm:    Sweet! The flame maple is absolutely beautiful. Congrats. Peace Tom traviani New Username: traviani Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2003 Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 12:09 am:    is the headstock different? crgaston Advanced Member Username: crgaston Post Number: 206 Registered: 11-2005 Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 5:40 am:    Weird. It's an elf-hat in the first pics, then a cone in the finished pics. guitarbeau Junior Username: guitarbeau Post Number: 15 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 6:49 am:    Play it well. The flame maple is fantastic. Congrats. The purpleheart laminate is perfect. olieoliver Advanced Member Username: olieoliver Post Number: 330 Registered: 2-2006 Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 7:35 am:    I too noticed the different head on it. Nice looking bass. I like the PH lam. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3332 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 8:14 am:    It's two different basses - check out the top laminate as well. We've been making the Essence basses with the Orion peghead lately. When Peter saw the first pictures, he contacted Susan about his preference for the original cone peghead shape, so we started another bass instead of changing the peghead. pts New Username: pts Post Number: 4 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 10:18 am:    That's great news, Mica. That is indeed a vivid flame. The purpleheart laminate is fantastic, too. I am very pleased. Will this have to go through the dealer, or can it be shipped directly to me? My new ensemble has a bunch of community gigs coming up, and who wants to play a back-up when they know that they have an Alembic in transit somewhere?!? mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3334 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 10:16 am:    Sorry, but I'm certain that the music store will want to handle the transaction, especially because of customs. pts New Username: pts Post Number: 5 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 2:40 pm:    Understood; if possible, just let me know when the instrument gets shipped to them, so I can follow up from there. Thanks again. pts New Username: pts Post Number: 10 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 1:51 pm:    I spoke with the music store a couple of weeks ago, and they hadn't been made aware of upcoming shipments. Any word on this? guitarbeau Junior Username: guitarbeau Post Number: 16 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Monday, June 26, 2006 - 6:26 pm:    pts. That bass is beautiful. I hope you get it soon. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3391 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Wednesday, June 28, 2006 - 4:33 pm:    All the communication goes through the Montreal location. They made arrangements with us to ship to the Toronto location (it's the first time they've done that), so that will cut down on the time it takes to get to you. I would be surprised if it didn't make it to the store this week. pts Junior Username: pts Post Number: 11 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 5:07 am:    Thanks, Mica. I'll follow up with them. pts Junior Username: pts Post Number: 12 Registered: 12-2005 Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 8:24 am:    Just checked with Toronto; they don't have the instrument, or any knowledge of these shipping arrangements. mica Moderator Username: mica Post Number: 3407 Registered: 6-2000 Posted on Friday, July 07, 2006 - 3:14 pm:    The shipping arrangements are make through the Montreal location, even though they asked us to ship to Toronto. Yesterday, the carrier asked us to fax a copy of the NAFTA paperwork we included with the shipment. Mary traced the package today for you, and it shows that it was released from customs today. It will likely show up at the store on Monday. Please let us know if it does or doesn't.