Mystery Alembic for sale...

Started by dave137, June 23, 2015, 05:44:19 PM

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dave137

This instrument was in a lady's closet for close to 40 years, it had belonged to her late husband. I believe it to be a circa '70s series 2.
No serial number anywhere, perhaps it was a special order, a prototype, or an emplyee's project. All the pups, pots wiring had been robbed, so I had these Seymore Duncans put in. It's such a beautiful guitar, in needs to be restored. I have seen no photos of anything simular. I'm asking $3500.00. Let me know if you are interested, or know anythng about it. I have more photos
Thanks
Dave

lbpesq

Dave:
 
I might be interested.  Can I get more pics?  Also, can I see what it looks like under the brass pickup plate?
 
Bill, tgo

dave137


fordhornsby


fordhornsby

Those neck marking look an awful lot like Phil Lesh's Osage Orange inlays

edwardofhuncote

Yep, very similar. There's a few good shots of the inlay on the Mission Control Omega bass here:
 
http://club.alembicguitars.net/Images/411/1922.html?1418110838
 
Given the likely age of that guitar, they may have both been works-in-progress around the same time.

fordhornsby

Oh wow. Yeah. Very striking. And mysterious. Killer guitar. Shame there's not more info on it.

edwardofhuncote

I'm going to be playing a gig within an hour of Charlotte, N.C. on Saturday, August 1st. I have some time to kill that morning before soundcheck/rehearsal... so if any interested Club member here needs a firsthand account, I'd be glad to go assess in-hand, take pictures, etc. (provided they're open on Saturdays) Honestly, I'd like to go see it just for the experience of examining an early Series instrument. Just don't want to waste the guy's time, since I'm not looking at buying.

lbpesq

I've seen pics of what is hiding under the pickguard.  It's not pretty.  Someone did some serious routing under there.  Probably not restorable to Series electronics.
 
Bill, tgo

swisstime

Dave,
 
I'm very interested in purchasing this guitar.  Please let me know if it's still available.
 
Bobby

edwardofhuncote

Bobby, did you try emailing the seller at his contact here? (clicking on his username should access a contact email)
 
Good luck... that's a nice old guitar, just needs some tlc.

swisstime

Thanks Edward!
 
I tried contacting the seller twice with no response?  I'd love to own it.

sonicus

Ask the seller to send you pictures from under the pickguard for full disclosure and no unhappy surprises and buyers remorse. .

fordhornsby

I bought this guitar. It's been treated pretty bad. But I aim to bring it back to life. However  painful.

edwardofhuncote

Outstanding - looking forward to pictures!