My Orion has the neck volute (see the pics Jonathan posted) and I love the look of it. Besides the legendary Crown headstock the Orion headstock is my favorite aesthetically... (and the extra strength it gives isn't a bad thing either!)

here's my 5 string orion volute
 
(Message edited by flaxattack on May 26, 2004)

I actually would have preferred NOT to have the volute as I'm not crazy about the way they look or the way that they feel. I guess I'll have to wait until I order a more expensive Alembic to get the laminated non-volute-style neck.
 
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