More Dating Rickenbacher Q's

Todd Clinesmith · From: Lone Rock Free State Oregon

OK Rickenmasters ;

I just just got a B7 Rickenbacher , and it seems to fall into the Wartime era.....but the body and neck may be of pre war stock. I only have a post war to compare notes with ( and multiple Dating Rickenbacher SGF archives).

Here are some of it's Characteristics .

"Rickenbacher Electro Los Angeles " logo on headstock.

Neck seems thinner than my post war....but it has the paint outlined on the frets. Nut height is about 1/32 to3/64 shorter than my post war.....also is flatter at the top of the nut

The Body edges seem sharp...not as rounded as a post war. The jack is on the players side.

3 of the plates were replaced with perloid pickguard material ....but the 2 other plates are the white Celluloid.

The bridge is part of the bakelite body.

The H. shoe has the patent #.

What I figure is.... this is obviously a Wartime guitar ( white celluloid plates) but being the B7's were not as in demand that this body and neck are from prewar B7 stock. I am not really trying to find an exact date, but I am more curious to see if this has the old bakelite recipie.............will this guitar MOAN?

Thanks for any input,
Todd

Rick Aiello · From: Berryville, VA USA

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Neck seems thinner than my post war....but it has the paint outlined on the frets.

The Body edges seem sharp...not as rounded as a post war. The jack is on the players side.

3 of the plates were replaced with perloid pickguard material ....but the 2 other plates are the white Celluloid.

"Wartimes" have the jack on the audience side along with the vol/tone ... and have necks similar in shape to postwars (no cut-away as it leaves the body).

I would imagine your "thoughts" are correct though ... using old parts to assemble a guitar was pretty common practice.

The '35 and '36 have the most brittle bakelite "recipe" ... volume only ... cut-a-way neck ...

The oldest of the old necks had just raised frets ... no "indents" on either side ... that would later be painted white.

Metal fret dots also indicate very old necks.

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Todd Clinesmith · From: Lone Rock Free State Oregon

I would like to replace these rattling tuners...besides the rattles a few are on the brink of self-destruction. The four on a plate seem the toughest to find ( trebile side) . The post spacing is a bit narrower than mandolin spacing ( 15/32) with .220 diameter post . The 3 seperate tuners look like a waverly or a vintage copy would work, but I do not want to do any re drilling. Anyone have any luck finding good replacements for a B7?

Rick Aiello · From: Berryville, VA USA

Martin Vintage Butterbeans or Grover Vintage Sta-Tites ... will be the closest as far as fitting the singles.

A few passes with a round file ... thru the post holes will be needed though ...

I was afraid the first time I did it ... no biggie.

The screw holes in the tuning machines will have to elongated to fit the Rickys holes ... but the screw heads cover them.

As far as the "4-on-a-plate" ... good luck

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Mike Neer · From: NJ

I was afraid the first time I did it ...

You--afraid? Hahaha.

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