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Topic: When did the metal neck reinforcing happen on the Ric B6? |
David Hayes
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California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 3:13 am |
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One source says 1946
http://home.provide.net/~cfh/rick.html
but I think I have read here it was earlier.
Seems like a good thing in Bakelite to have reinforced neck - Yes? |
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Rick Aiello
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Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 4:54 am
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I've seen my share of broken necks ...  ... I've yet to see a metal rod.
I think it's an urban legend ...  |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 8:51 am
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I agree with Rick. The broken neck on one of my post-war, '47-'48 vintage, had no rod in it. Just more suggestive BS I would guess. If there was a rod in the neck, and it was dropped etc enough to crack it, it likely wouldn't be repairable.  |
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Ron Whitfield
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 8:56 am Re: When did the metal neck reinforcing happen on the Ric B6
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| David Hayes wrote: |
| reinforced neck... |
oooooooo, the rarest of the rare. |
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Peter den Hartogh
From:
Cape Town, South Africa
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 10:11 am
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Below are the exact words in the link.
But I don't know what exactly "metal insert in neck" means.
1946 Model B specs:
Magnet 1 1/4" wide, chrome tailpiece,
phillips head pickup adjustment screws,
metal insert in neck,
T-shaped aluminum logo plate.
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Mike Anderson
From:
British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 12:13 pm
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| Well, I'm happy to take Rick's word for it, since he's seen the sad remains. Our man Richard Shatz ought to know too. |
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David Hayes
From:
California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 6:12 pm
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| Not to argue but were the ones with broken necks that have no rods seen pre-1946? If so maybe the bracing is doing it's job? |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 7:07 pm
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The three I fixed were T- logos ... Circa '46 to '49 ...
I also worked on a Bronson B6 with 1.25" magnets ... No rod.
So with Bill Crellers ... That's 5 postwars ... No reinforcement.
Reminds me of all the "Spanish fly" stories I heard when I was a kid ...   |
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David Hayes
From:
California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 7:15 pm
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| Well nothing like hard evidence to solve a mystery - Thank you Rick. |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 7:53 pm
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I just went down to the basement ... To turn off my pepper seedling's lights.
I have 6 prewar Bakelite necks ... 3 postwar Bakelite necks ... And 4 Ace/Academy's.
None have been broken ...
I grabbed a Neodymium Iron Boron magnet strong enough to pull a nail out of the wall ...
Ran it up and down the necks ... Nuthin'.
Of course I didn't buy the rumors that ...Eddie Haskell ... Grew up to be John Holmes or Alice Cooper |
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David Hayes
From:
California, USA
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Posted 19 Feb 2012 7:57 pm
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Thanks Again Rick - I have generally thought the information on that website was useful but your findings makes me question the rest of the stuff that website says.
I wonder where he got the misinformation? |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 20 Feb 2012 4:50 am
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That's a site that's been up for years ... Folks have been quoting from it since the Forum began.
Lots of good information there ...
If you look at his biblio ... http://home.provide.net/~cfh/bib.html ... You'll see he took info from various books ... Including the Smith book we all have.
I wouldn't throw away this apple for one little bruise ...
But the big question is ... Is Walt Disney ( whole body or just head) in cryogenic suspension in Cinderella's Castle ...  |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 20 Feb 2012 4:59 pm
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Hey Rick, are ya coming to Joliet ?? Looks like we are.
Haven't been there for a while. Derrick Mau is coming, and is gonna stay at our house for a few days.
And the guest is Alan Akaka, so we gotta go ! |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 8:26 am
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I'll be there this year ...
Missing last October is taking it's toll on me now ... seems like years since I've left this house ...
It'll be nice to see Derrick again ... 
I'll bring the "Pop Rocks and Coca-Cola" ... |
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G Strout
From:
Carabelle, Florida
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Posted 21 Feb 2012 1:19 pm
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I have to agree with Rick on this one. I have owned several of these B6 models over the years (including a couple of post war models with the neck broken) and have never known one to have a metal rod in the neck. I think that it might have been a good idea but I have yet to see one.  |
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Bill Leff
From:
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2012 9:57 am
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"I just went down to the basement ... To turn off my pepper seedling's lights."
Pepper seedlings? That's a new one!
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 23 Feb 2012 11:41 am
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I grow peppers ... really
Here's a Trinidad Scorpion "Butch T" from last season ...
I'm not alloyed to grow nuthin' else ... |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 23 Feb 2012 10:29 pm
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| Are those the kind that burn on the way down, and also on the way out ? |
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Joshua Grange
From:
Los Angeles, California
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Posted 24 Feb 2012 7:03 pm
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| WOWEE! Great looking pepper there..... |
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