Does anyone know if alembic would do a Novak Fanned Fret setup on a bass?  It would take individual bridges like a Dingwall.  

Novak has a pretty hefty license fee for a one-off, and at this point, we're not interested in developing a product line. Last I checked (last request was over a year ago), you'll pay around $1500-2000 extra for the license fee and the extra shop time. not sure if the pricing has changed since then.

wow, thanks for the info mica.  Those guys are crazy.  need to check when patent runs out.

currently, the cost for a single instrument license is 75$, 55$ if you are doing a production run of 10 or more. so that means the majority (1425-1925$) of that cost must be shop time.
 
http://novaxguitars.com/Pages/frame_Licensing.html