How can one cope with the multiple irregularity of the grain of coco bolo or the many shapes with spalted maple.
Can someone please inform nature that everything has to be straight without any deviation from the centre

I should have entitled this thread, Everything you wanted to know about the personalities of Alembic lovers. What a bizarre sense of humor we all have!
 
Maybe Mica et al should put a link to http://www.ocfoundation.org on the main page?
 
Peace,
Jim

Click the link, I must click the link. OH I don't want to......but ....but I must click the link.....

Wilfred and Keavin - are those Maxima Golds on your basses?  Haven't those been out of production for years now?  Seems surprising to see two basses on the same thread with Golds.
 
If you looked at my bass, you'd see my Sub-Maxima Greys!  Hopefully no hamburger or onion ring residue, though.
 
David Fung

Optima is now making gold strings.  I recently had three sets iported.  Not Cheap.  But I'm glad to have them again.

Hi David, well, it's actually the same bass, my Orion. I posted lots of pictures in the Showcase section, and that's where Keavin found one to spice up this discussion a bit more. The strings are Optima Golds. Living in the country next to Germany means that for me they weren't expensive at all: 34 euros delivered. I think they're keepers, they suit my Orion wel: look great & sound great...
 
Wilfred

I am also a big fan of Maxima's / Optima's. I was able to pick up two sets of Maxima in a pawnshop just four weeks ago... at 13 Euros per Set, LOL !
 
However, each set contains four strings with different gauges... AAAARGGGGH, I need two more sets !
 
Christian