unusual ric

Robert Szpuk · From: California, USA

hi forumites, who knows what the model of my fine ric pictured here is? it isn't on the page of steel in pic form. thanks rob [slide zone] don't fret/slide

Richard Shatz · From: St. Louis

Model J-6, late 50s-early 60s.

Mark Durante · From: St. Pete Beach FL

Richard,
If you have any info on this model I'd be interested to see it. Looks to me like 1950 to 1953 time frame.

Richard Shatz · From: St. Louis

Mark,
I own one of these, but I don't know anything more than I've read in Gruhn's Guide.
"Model J-6: 6 strings, grey or brown metal body introduced 1957
J-6 replaced by J-8 8 strings 1961
J-8 discontinued: 1962"

Mark Durante · From: St. Pete Beach FL

The tuner cover, fingerboard and knobs would all indicate late forties early fifties. Checking the pot codes could shed some more light on the subject. And if someone has an ad or catalog picture...

Richard Shatz · From: St. Louis

Mark,
I think that logo configuration was first seen in 1950 or "51 and continued on the BD-6 until until it was discontinued in the early 70s.
The knobs are identical to the ones on the brown Bakelite Bronson 52 that was made in the late 40s and early 50s.

Mark Durante · From: St. Pete Beach FL

Well, for Robert's sake at this point I would say there are a few possibilities:
1. It's 1950 to 1953
2. It's a J6 as in the Gruhn book, late 50's to early 60's

To prove number one we would need a dated ad or a dated catalog picture, and/or the pot code. Do one of you guys want to open up your guitar to look?
Number two is possible if Rickenbacker had some early fifties parts they wanted to use up later on, I guess it's possible.
Thinking about it now I can't really remember seeing a BD model made after the mid fifties, has anyone else?

Bill Creller · From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)

Derrick Mau has a bakelite that's the latest one I've seen. It had a chromed plastic one-piece cover in place of the the usual horseshoe pick-up, and the logo plate on the headstock was what looked like one from a wood console, rectangular shaped. It's a seven string.
Maybe he will post some pix. I built a horseshoe pick-up for it some years ago, and some other mods but don't remember the details.

Derrick Mau · From: Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Bill,

Here's the pics of my 7 string Rick. Couldn't find the original plastic piece they used in place of the magnets.

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Bill Creller · From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)

Thanks Bud

The plates on Derrick's have been chromed of course, and were the usual white color. The tail piece that held the strings was broke, so I made the plate and the holes for the string thru arrangement.
Thought the logo plate would be interesting for everyone to see.
I also made the bridge, a copy of the bakelite original piece, from bronze, and had it chromed.

Robert Salomone · From: Carefree, Arizona

"I also made the bridge, a copy of the bakelite original piece, from bronze, and had it chromed."

I need to do the same for a Silver Hawaiian I have. It has a plastic nut and bridge, and doesn't conduct sound like my other SH with metal nut and bridge.
Is bronze the best metal to use, or are there others?

Bill Creller · From: Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)

I would guess you could use steel for those, but brass or bronze is easier to machine. I don't think I would go through that much work for one with aluminum.

George Rout · From: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

Hello Robert & folks. I have one and I believe it is a model SW, I bought mine circa 1952.

Geo
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