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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 10 Aug 2002 10:53 am |
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| There are/were two of those guitars listed on eBay. Are these like yours? And do your truly enjoy the sound? |
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Gary Slabaugh
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Scottsdale, AZ
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Posted 10 Aug 2002 5:44 pm
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Ray,
You may have given me a hint to what I bought on ebay recently. It was advertised as a Rick, but I did not think it was. I have not received it yet but it is all bakelite, with raised frets, nut and pickup cover being a single cast. I recently saw some Dickerson bakelites but they painted the fret markers. The ad said there were no serial numbers or logos. Any idea what I bought? Real curious to hear this bakelite after I heard your collection of Ricks' http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=895899496&rd=1
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 10 Aug 2002 8:29 pm
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Gary........I wrote the seller and suggested he explain more about what he thought he had.
I looked at it for several days and have no idea WHAT it is! I believe it not to be a Rickenbacher but then again, I'm no expert. |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 11 Aug 2002 8:19 am
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The guitar you've won appears to be a Rickenbacker Ace or Academy lap steel. It's hard to tell from the photographs. These were made between 1948 and 1953, according to Gruhn's Guide to Vintage Guitars.
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Russ Young
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 11 Aug 2002 8:39 am
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When I initially saw that guitar on eBay, I thought it could be related to my Bakelite Kiesel. Although the shape and knob positions are very similar, the Kiesel has (or should I say had?) painted-on fret markers and a metal pickup cover.
I also thought it might be a Rick Ace or Academy, but I had read they all had horseshoe pickups. Then I came across this photo of a "White Ace," which appears to have a molded pickup cover: http://personal.nbnet.nb.ca/mccorp/modelwhiteacelapsteel.html
Does it look like the same guitar?[This message was edited by Russ Young on 11 August 2002 at 09:40 AM.] [This message was edited by Russ Young on 11 August 2002 at 05:43 PM.] |
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Gary Slabaugh
From:
Scottsdale, AZ
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Posted 11 Aug 2002 8:21 pm
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Russ,
It looks close to what I can make out in the ebay add, but I have not received it yet. Actually in my reply above I had meant that I thought it might be a Keisel (I wrote Dickerson). It looks like it might be a newer version Rick. It will be interesting to hear the sound. |
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