I purchased an Alembic and would like to find out year and model.  The serial number is 87P4546

Hi John,
 
The 87 indicates the year of manufacture; the P identifies it as a Persuader.
 
Congrats on your purchase!
 
Adam

Thanks alot!  It is a sweet instrument.
 
John

How can I find out what wood was used?

If you post a few pics we can have an idea otherwise you have to be patient and wait for Mica to dig in the paperwork.

Grab a beer, sit back and relax :-)
Someday the details will appear here (if available)
 
Post some pictures and some here can probably tell you what wood was used,  
If you can't work the picture posting thingy out, send the pics to the @dress in my profile (I'll post 'em for you)
 
Oh, and welcome!
 
Edit: What Enzo said :-)

Complete build record details in this post.