Here's a charming bass we made back in 1972, number 72-14:  
 

 
Right now it's getting fully restored, including sanding down and putting on a fresh oil finish. At all the end grain of the Mahogany body a rough bumpy texture had developed which was not only unattractive, but actually harsh enough to hurt if you scraped even lightly across it. I will post pictures of the after restoration when it's complete.

I liek that one... it's rather neat

just wondering but how much did that bass sell for originally?

WIJ - I am not sure about the bass that is pictured as far as the cost.  I do have an old brochure from 1973 and an Alembic from that time was $1650.00  with a hardshell case and power supply.

that bass is awsome. expesally the curly cutaway and those pickups are really neet too.

I like that bass a lot too.  I hope that the owner of this bass knows that I could provide it with a good home.  
 
Mica - I hate to be such a pest, but did you get any pics of this bass after the restoration?  Is it finished yet?  I would love to see other pics if there are any. - Michael

It looks a bit like Rick Turner's pretzel guitar, I take it that he was still with Alembic when it was made.

the old    brass looks really cool ,and also gives it a old,old look which is a very (vintage) look,also a very seldom seen on any newer alembics,which puts them in a class all by them selfes  

the old    brass looks really cool ,and also gives it a old,old look which is a very (vintage) look,also a very seldom seen on any newer alembics,which puts them in a class all by them selfes  

 
 
(Message edited by davehouck on May 19, 2005)

Looking at that bass gives one a good image of what early Alembic instruments where like. Many progressive ideas even at that stage of developement.
 
Was the tapered P/U an experiment in varying magnetic arpeture for each string, or were there increasingly large cylinder magnets for each string?
 
I must say, I like the refinement of the newer instruments.
 
ptron

that bass is cool i like it it has something different about it like all alembics you can tell thought time and love went into creating it rather than just copying others

Revival!  What ever happened to the restoration of this baby??

I would love to know too!