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Topic: RIckenbacher Prices on eBay |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 2 Sep 2005 8:54 am |
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Gas prices going sky high and metal black or gray Rickenbachers are going for $600+; Panda Post War models for MORE THAN $750+; and a broken, munged-up Rick pre war for more than $900.00! while a good one went for $1,230.00 just last week!
WHEW!
I guess some of us got in while the pickin' was good! |
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Mike Neer
From:
NJ
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Posted 2 Sep 2005 9:01 am
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| Even though it's getting to the point where I may need to, I'm hesitant to sell my Frying Pan, knowing full well that I'll probably never be able to afford another. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 2 Sep 2005 11:14 am
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Mike........you could become extremely charitable and sell it to one of we more deserving Forumites at a substantially reduced price so as not to have to spend the rest of your life feeling extremely guilty.
Sounds good to me. |
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Robert Salomone
From:
Carefree, Arizona
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Posted 4 Sep 2005 7:54 am
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| Those prices are relatively cheap compared to what I'm charged on a monthly basis for Health Insurance. I could buy a pre-war Bakelite every month and have enough to fly round trip to Hawaii. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 4 Sep 2005 2:07 pm
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| a 1937, they claim, seven string Rick Panda model just sold on eBay for $1,591.00. How about that! |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2005 2:15 pm
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$1591.00 Outrageous amount alright, BUT IT'S MINE NOW!!!. I made up my mind from the start that this is the one I want.
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55' Fender Stringmaster T8, 54' Fender Champion, Carter D-10, two Oahu laps, two National laps, and two Resonators
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Roy Thomson
From:
Wolfville, Nova Scotia,Canada
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Posted 4 Sep 2005 2:44 pm
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Congratulations Andy!!
I wish you lived closer. 
You deserve the best.
RT |
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 4 Sep 2005 2:47 pm
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Thanks Roy, I wish I lived closer too. I'd love to hear that new Rickenbacher in the hands of someone like you. I'll let you know when it arrives.
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55' Fender Stringmaster T8, 54' Fender Champion, Carter D-10, two Oahu laps, two National laps, and two Resonators
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William Steward
From:
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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Posted 9 Sep 2005 7:10 pm
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Ray if you ever decide to part with one of your couch-full of Rickenbachers (an opulent sight if I have ever seen one) maybe you could let this 'forumite' know.....  [This message was edited by William Steward on 09 September 2005 at 08:11 PM.] |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 10 Sep 2005 2:55 pm
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William, I'll keep you at the top o'my list.
Thanks.
$890.00 now for a 7-stringer prewar with one tuning peg missing, a carroded pickup cover and no case. How about that! |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 11 Sep 2005 2:03 am
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That 7-stringer in need of some repair and sprucing-up went for $1,000 give or take.
The prices are skyrocketing, eh? |
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Robert Corwin
From:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 12 Sep 2005 3:44 pm
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I'm the guilty one here. I bought the latest 7 string. I was outbid on the last one, a real beauty, which went to Andy. So, if you don't succeed at first...
As for prices, I know you're all used to paying $50 for these things. I'm spoiled too. I paid $275 for my '59 sunburst tele. Buy, hey, the holy grail of acoustics - a prewar Martin D-45, goes for over 125 grand today. Last I knew, sunburst Les Pauls were close to $100 grand. Makes $1,000 for one of these look downright cheap.
As for this guitar, this one's only listed as fair. But it does have a few things going for it. For starters, it's nearly $600 cheaper than Andy's, and 7 stringers don't come around every day. It's an early one, #C68, with a hexagonal volume and no tone control. And the body looks pretty good, most of the wear seems to be on the chrome, and that can be re-chromed. (doesn't sound like I'm trying to justify my purchase to myself, does it?)
Which brings me to a few questions for you guys, who know a lot more than I do.
If it needs to be re-magnatized, do I need to do that before it gets chromed? To do all this, I assume I need to take apart the wiring and re-solder? And I know it's going to be tough to replace a 4 tuner assembly, which is missing one button and stem. If I get lucky and find a three piece one, will it work to canabalize it for parts? Any other thoughts or suggestions on getting this thing up and running would be much appreciated.
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John Billings
From:
Ohio, USA
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Ron Simpson
From:
Illinois, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2005 8:20 am
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I was "chewing the fat" with Bill Creller a few months ago, who has considerable experience with Rickenbacher restorations. He said that it is necessary to demagnatize any horseshoe magnets before they are sent out to the plating shop, then remagnatized after they come back. If this isn't done the magnets will attract any debris lurking in the bottom of the plater's tank.
[This message was edited by Ron Simpson on 13 September 2005 at 09:24 AM.] |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 13 Sep 2005 9:02 am
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| $1591.00 Outrageous amount alright |
Wait 5 years, it won't be so outrageous.
I bought a 10 string Rick just like the one at Gruhn's (but all original) in 1995 at Mandolin Bros. I paid the then outrageous price of $750.00. I questioned myself about that because the price was higher than market value at that time, but I wanted it.
The moral of this story......never fry bacon in the nude...... |
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Bob Stone
From:
Gainesville, FL, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2005 9:25 am
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Robert and Andy,
Congratulations on purchasing Bakelite Rics! These are wonderful guitars. In my opinion, you both got bargains. And you didn't have to scour pawn shops and music stores for years.
It is interesting to note that many new non-pedal steels sell for more than clean vintage Rics, Stringmasters, etc. That sure isn't the case, generally, for fretted guitars.
Happy picking. |
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Robert Corwin
From:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2005 10:07 am
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| Thanks for all the advice and kind words. But I'll tell you, ya gotta be careful. I was all set to buy that $2000 parts guitar from Gruhn when I noticed that it has replacement tuners! It pays to read the fine print! |
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HowardR
From:
N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
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Posted 13 Sep 2005 3:14 pm
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Yep, "The big print giveth, and the small print taketh away."
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2005 4:31 pm
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Well Thanks bob. I think life is too short to wait and wait for that "perfect deal" that might never come along. I've been seriously lookin for a good one and I think time will tell that I jumped in at the right time.
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55' Fender Stringmaster T8, 54' Fender Champion, Carter D-10, two Oahu laps, two National laps, and two Resonators
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Andy Sandoval
From:
Bakersfield, California, USA
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Posted 13 Sep 2005 4:32 pm
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Well Thanks bob. I think life is too short to wait and wait for that "perfect deal" that might never come along. I've been seriously lookin for a good one and I think time will tell that I jumped in at the right time. I'm still keepin track of Rickenbacher prices and am amazed at how the prices are steadily goin up.
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55' Fender Stringmaster T8, 54' Fender Champion, Carter D-10, two Oahu laps, two National laps, and two Resonators
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