The November 08 issue of the German Gitarre und Bass magazine has a showcase on that wonderful Japanese-built bolt-on headless violin-shaped Alembic of the early 1980s.
 
Features that were new to me: it has a single ebony laminate in the neck, the bridge saddles and part of the bridge/anchor are made from wood, and the fretboard clears the E string above the 20th fret - for a better slap sound.
 
Apparently the string locking at the far end of the neck is a bit tricky.
 


 
 
(Message edited by adriaan on October 31, 2008)

Very strange...I've never seen any details about those.If you have the magazine could you scan the page? ...a rarity for sure.