Alembic#12 sat on the Guitercenter Wall for over a whole year & nobobody would purchase her so i got the nerve up & sat that pretty mutha on my lap and here we are almost 30 yrs later!!!

okay my middle name is Keavin (kevin) my first name is 'Raymond' & my screen is serialnumber12

I Love this bass!!!

Dela's photo (also in Kev's post directly above) appears to be a promo for next weekend's Chicago gathering.
Today I emailed Rick Cremer at Cremer Guitarworks to see if he or juelu might be interested in bringing out the Alembic super-custom
78-995
 
more on 78-995
I hope he does!
Mike
 
(Message edited by dadabass2001 on May 23, 2009)

Once my Bass is finished, and I go to Santa Rosa to pickup my Toma_Hawk (Simulated picture below), I will hopefully attend the Alembic gathering out here in Northern California.  

Michael, that's a beautiful instrument. By the way, whatever happened to your flood damaged bass? was a decision ever made on whether it was going to be sympathetically resurrected or made 'as-new'?
 
Graeme

IMO, the woodwork on the old basses is just as good as the new ones, having owned a '75 Series I. However, the old electronics are noisier, and the revised bridge that turned up in 1977 or so was a major, major improvement over the original channel design. In those regards, the newer basses are much better, and to me, would make finding a newer Alembic worth it were I to buy another one.  
 
The 70's basses do have an undeniable character, however, and there may be some worth associated with that intangible.

Serialnumber12. What an axe. The scroll reminds me of my Hyak, which I am working on getting back. Is it due to the fact they were both made my the same builder? I hope this is not a sensitive subject in the forum.  
    As far as the value of old/new. The conversation dealing with classical instruments has given me thought to my 1880's german Bass Violin. The luthier I got it from, Don Kinch, pegged the top and back. His point was only after 75+ yrs the wood was stable enough to peg as the wood had stopped expanding and contracting. He did this work in the late 60's. I bought the bass in the 90's. I can see the seam lines interior, and the top and back have never moved. It is a 5/8 bass and it's quality of tone is warmer and larger than many larger basses of the era, that I have played. Question? Can we compare a strictly hollow, classical instrument like a stradivarius, with a laminate instrument, even with a hollow pocket? Oh yeah, God I wish I had a 70's alembic! Any one interested in selling?

Hi Nick,
 
Sounds like you have a great Violin. I would agree, the older the wood, the better. I also believe older Alembics are more valuable than newer ones and I say this, with a new one on order right now... (Eventually, my new bass will become a classic too  )
 
I also love Alembic #12. I wish I had this bass or one like it. I like that bass so much, I dedicated a thread to it... What a honor to hold indeed.