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Topic: Colored Cover Plates on a Ricky Panda? |
James Knox
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 17 May 2021 5:02 am |
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Is this an “Art Attempt†some previous owners whim, or did Rickenbacker have a Special Factory Run?
Anybody ever see one of these Pandas in the wild? |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 17 May 2021 6:23 am
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| Definitely the work of an owner, not the factory. |
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George Macdonald
From:
Vancouver Island BC Canada
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Posted 17 May 2021 6:50 am colored Rick plates
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I bought the "blue" Rick from a pawn shop in Fullerton Calif about 1970. The panels are made of a cellulose material, not metal. |
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 17 May 2021 10:21 am
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Bonus points if they wired it with the guts of this:
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Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me |
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Glenn Wilde
From:
California, USA
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Posted 17 May 2021 3:09 pm Re: colored Rick plates
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| George Macdonald wrote: |
I bought the "blue" Rick from a pawn shop in Fullerton Calif about 1970. The panels are made of a cellulose material, not metal. |
I like it, blue plate special! |
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 17 May 2021 4:37 pm
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The Bronson versions of the Panda had copper colored plates but that's about all the color I've ever seen on one...
Dave |
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James Knox
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 17 May 2021 5:23 pm
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| David Ball wrote: |
The Bronson versions of the Panda had copper colored plates but that's about all the color I've ever seen on one...
Dave |
What are the Bronson versions? |
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David Ball
From:
North Carolina High Country
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Posted 18 May 2021 1:31 am
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Bronson Melody King--made by Rickenbacher for the Bronson Music Company. Brown bakelite bodies and copper colored plates:
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Charles Stange
From:
San Francisco, California
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Posted 18 May 2021 6:09 am
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love the knobs on the Bronson !
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Charles 'Skip' Stange |
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James Knox
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 18 May 2021 7:42 am
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| Wow, that Bronson is a Beauty! |
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 18 May 2021 8:23 am
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I like the original style but the Bronson is a looker for sure...it reminds me of Chuck Moore's curly koa version which is amazing!
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Waikīkī, at night when the shadows are falling
I hear the rolling surf calling
Calling and calling to me |
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James Knox
From:
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
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Posted 18 May 2021 8:32 am
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Yes, amazing!
#KurlyKoa |
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