It just appeared in a facebook group and it's claimed history is new to me. So lets see what light the Deadheads and alembic historians her can shine on this.
I have removed the name of the poster because this was added to a private fb group.
This link will take you to the group if you are a member.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2350059330

Well, just right off the bat the poster says it was made "before we had dye stamps" for serial numbers; early Alembics had the s/n stamped into the wood on the end of the headstock, not ink-stamped.
Doesn't mean I don't want the guitar, though!
I had known 72-002 was a guitar for Bobby, but had never seen a pic before.  I like!

Peter

Looks similar to #10.

Bill, tgo

I'm just guessing it was an auto-correct, spell-check, or plain old typo... they meant 'die stamps' rather than 'dye' ... other than that, looks cool. I've seen Peanut guitars with die-stamped numbers, FWIW.  I don't know what happened when... still workin' on that time machine.

Quote from: edwardofhuncote on July 08, 2025, 05:32:28 PM
I'm just guessing it was an auto-correct, spell-check, or plain old typo... they meant 'die stamps' rather than 'dye' ... other than that, looks cool. I've seen Peanut guitars with die-stamped numbers, FWIW.  I don't know what happened when... still workin' on that time machine.

OK.  As someone who is constantly befoozled by autocorrect changing almost every "Strat" I type to "Start", I can accept that; objection withdrawn.

Peter (who also noticed a filial resemblance to 72-10)

Bobby Wier... Jack Cassidy... who are these people? Sorry 'bout the pedantry... couldn't help it. Nobody gets my name right either.

As to the lack of a die-stamped number... I've actually wondered when, why, and how they started numbering. If it's true, the story of Crosby's Crest 12-string theft being the initiative to start numbering them is great. Anyway, I know for sure peanut guitar #72-05 has a stamped number in the end of its headstock, though I am not sure it is the only instrument to bear that number. Interestingly, maybe telling that it's '05', and not '005'. Fewer numbers to stamp? Later instruments are only 2-digits.

Some of you might remember that wild half-pretzel/half-peanut guitar that turned up a few years back... some kind of purloined story... supposedly it was Alembic #4 chronologically, marked under one of the pickups. Stamping the headstock may not have been possible. Or they didn't have stamps yet. Or maybe it was all just Facebook bull.