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Topic: Bakelite Rickenbachers |
Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 3 Sep 2001 11:02 am |
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Just in case ANYONE is interested.....there are two Rick's for sale on eBay at this time.
Price ranges from $152 to $700! |
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Brad Bechtel
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San Francisco, CA
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Posted 4 Sep 2001 10:21 am
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I love those "ca. 1937" statements on most of these post 1945 guitars 
... J-D. |
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 4 Sep 2001 1:05 pm
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JD
Just the fellow I want to talk to! I recently bought a pre-war B6 on eBay for $325 (using BuyItNow ). It has a professionally repaired neck crack... no problem..., chrome plates, volume/tone knobs on opposite sides, and a 1.25" pickup. I assume the pickup is a replacement of years ago.
Anyway, the sound of this horn is so close to my pre-war original as to be virtually the same, and noticeably different from my post-1945 guitar with the same pickup but with metal tailpiece. So my assumption is that the main determinant of "the Sound" is the string-through-body feature.
Does this jive with your opinion, or is the presumed different formula of Bakelite on later guitars also a contributing factor? Your experience with these instruments is greater than mine.
Muchas gracias, mi amigo.
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Herb's Steel Guitar Pages
Texas Steel Guitar Association
[This message was edited by Herb Steiner on 04 September 2001 at 02:07 PM.] |
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Herb Steiner
From:
Briarcliff TX 78669, pop. 2,064
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Posted 6 Sep 2001 11:29 am
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JD
It's definitely a pre-war body: jack hole on the player's side, beveled edges, integral molded bridge, the neck cavity is for a 1.5" pickup, no pickup mounting ring, no white fret outlines, small lightning bolt "non-T" logo plate, etc. Identical to my pre-Aug.'37 guitar except for the 1.25" pickup.
I took your advice and dropped my other pre-war guitar on the garage floor and...
OOOOPSSS! Didn't see that smiley face at first glance!!
Oh well... 
Por favor, donde puedo comprar la otra guitarra de Rickenbacher? Y una pistola, tambien!!
Seriously, though, I think this is a pre-war guitar that simply had a post-war pickup added to it at a later date.
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Herb's Steel Guitar Pages
Texas Steel Guitar Association
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Posted 10 Sep 2001 7:35 am
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I knew you´d go for the dropping thing! Makes mine more valuable now  .
Hay estos gringitos!
Anyway, I thought you might find it interesting to know that I have a spare 1-1/5" pick up! But I won´t sell it!
Enjoy! ... J-D. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 12 Sep 2001 1:49 am
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Hey JD,
I do hope you moved to Spain solely to work on your book about Bakelite Ricks! I can hardly wait for publication. |
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J D Sauser
From:
Wellington, Florida
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Posted 12 Sep 2001 6:49 am
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A book??
I hope to eventually post some informative pictures on a website, when I´ll get around to it.
I moved to Spain because the food is good there and the girls at the beach go top-le$$.
... J-D.
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 12 Sep 2001 8:44 am
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Forget the BOOK!!!!!!
SEND US PICTURES!!!!! |
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Jerry Fleming
From:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 6:28 am
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Happy Holidays All,
I have a B6 Panda Rickenbacker that was passed to me from my grandfather. It has the vertical "RickenBacker" and Electro on the keystock. It has the 1.25" pickups and the 1/4 plug faces the volume and tone control. I can not find a serial number on it anywhere. It is really good condition. Do you guy have any idea what is worth?
I do not know how to post a picture.
Jerry |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 8:54 am
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Jerry,
Send the photos to me and I'll try to get them up somewhere so we can all see them.
Why didn't you start a new topic rather than resurrecting a four year old topic?
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Jerry Fleming
From:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 10:58 am
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Hi Brad,
Will do. Please over look the missing strings. I don't even know what gauge strings to put back or how to tune it.
All the best,
Jerry
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Jerry Fleming
From:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 3:18 pm
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Thanks Brad.
I appreciate the information and your help.
Happy Holidays,
Jerry |
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Russ Young
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 3:37 pm
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I've got its twin brother ... although my magnets have been to the House of Gauss for a jolt. (Thanks again, "Magneto.")
My wife bought it on eBay as a Christmas present for me in 2002 -- $520. |
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Jerry Fleming
From:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 4:54 pm
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I have a question for you guys.
The Keys look a bit fragile. Should I replace them or keep it 100% original?
Many Thanks,
Jerry |
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Mitch Druckman
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 8:24 pm
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| I would suggest you remove the original keys and keep them in a safe place. Install new tuners that do not require any drilling or modification to the guitar. The new tuner screws should fit exactly where the old screws were. If you eventually want to sell the guitar you can reinstall the original tuners and it will be exacly as it is today, or sell it with the new tuners installed and include the originals. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 14 Dec 2005 8:38 pm
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A similar overhaul was performed on another Bakelite sold recently on eBay and when inserting the screws, the head stock was split in two and when repaired, there was a tremendous gap between the two pieces.
Go very carefully in doing any inserting and twisting of screws. CAUTION is the word. |
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Jerry Fleming
From:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Posted 15 Dec 2005 5:31 am
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Good advice.
Many thanks.
Happy Holidays,
Jerry |
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