Mica,
 
Found out used, looks beautiful and still looking at it.
Request to know build history, especially body and neck woods.
Thanks.
 
Redtiger

Already requested , last year - unfortunately no reply.

77-829 is not for sale, and has not been for sale.
 
Bye,
Dave

In case anyone still is curious about this bass, here's what the file says:
 
77-829 LSB Fretless
 
top and back: Walnut
core: Maple Walnut Purpleheart
neck: Maple, Walnut, Beech, Purpleheart
scale: 34 long
fingerboard: Ebony, unlined fretless
peghead veneers: Walnut
birthday: September 20, 1977
originally made for: Lee Dorman?
 
That's all I've got on the file card, right down to the question mark about Lee Dorman of Iron Butterfly. He was on our user list in the mid seventies, but I don't know if it was for this bass or not. There are pictures in the Showcase.

Yes, the guy I bought it from said it was custom made for Lee Dorman but that he passed away before he could pick it up. The person I bought it from then bought it new and has had it all these years until sold to me!
 
How cool is that? There are also pictures on the Alembic history page of this bass.
 
Bye,
Dave

I thought Lee Dorman was still alive?  
 
OO

You are right! I just did some research. The plot is still thick!
 
Dave

I bet Lee will be glad to hear that.  
 
OO

I'd love to email him to ask about the bass. Anybody know him?
 
Bye,
Dave

Might try here.

Thanks for the link, Ollie.
I just ordered Metamorphosis from their store. I remember hearing Butterfly Bleu on KAAY, Little Rock (Bleeker Street) in the late 60s and early 70s. I used to own it on vinyl, but it disappeared in the dim late 70s.
yipee - post #1200
Mike