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Topic: Rickenbacker nameplate |
Scott Appleton
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Ashland, Oregon
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Posted 7 Oct 2007 12:40 pm |
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Hello forum members .. I am trying to referb a Rick
CW8 that has no nameplate on the front .. I was hoping to find some one willing to make a cast of the plate
so i could pour one in resin or other material. Any one
want to help me restore this one.
Scott |
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Scott Appleton
From:
Ashland, Oregon
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Posted 10 Oct 2007 7:19 pm
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Hello Forum anyone have a Rickenbacker CW8 I could come by and make the mold from .. I just hope its in
California .. I would be forever thankful.
Scott |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 10 Oct 2007 9:07 pm
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Have you tried contacting Rickenbacker directly? They may not have the part, but they should have a picture of what the part looks like.
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Fred Bova
From:
Connecticut, USA
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Posted 10 Oct 2007 9:56 pm
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Scott,
Rickenbacker are VERY aggressive when it comes to any kind of copy of their products, likeness, trademarks, etc.
You will get NO help from them, unless...
You bring the item down to them so that they can see and touch the actual item that it will go on.
And... if you can convince them that;
1)you do not have the original.
2)you are not going to sell the orig, or the replacement name tag on eBay.
Do not bother sending them a picture of the item, this will not help at all.
Call first, and ask them if you can bring the guitar down to the shop.
DO NOT tell them that you have been thinking of making a copy or Mold of any kind. If you do you may have a lawsuit on your hands.
Again, Rickenbacker are VERY aggressive when it comes to any kind of copy of their products, likeness, trademarks, etc. |
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Gary Lynch
From:
Creston, California, USA
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Posted 11 Oct 2007 6:13 am
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| Rickenbacker has a bunch of new old stock parts. They still have some fry pan and bakelite bodies (they will not sell these) and as you can see on eBay, the Rickenbacker company has been selling brochures. I emailed them and received an email directly from Mr. Hall. They may have one they would sell you, It's worth a try. |
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Robert Salomone
From:
Carefree, Arizona
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Posted 14 Oct 2007 12:12 am Rickenbacher, old parts,
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I listed two of my Rickenbacher Bakelites on Ebay right before Rickenbacker's 75th Anniversary.
A few days later, I received an email from Mr. John Hall inquiring about the two Bakelites. Turned out they were working on their instrument museum, and needed some representative Bakelites.
I ended up working out a trade for a Rickenbacker 12 string guitar with Mr. Hall for the Ric Bakelites. He did mention having quite a number or original NOS parts on hand from the 1930s, enough to build many Frypans and other models. I got the impression these parts were not for sale at any price, but a valuable part of the company's history.
I offered to loan them my 8 Rickenbachers for their 75th Anniversary, but they never took me up on the offer.
My father used to be the General Manager of The Plaza Hotel in Manhattan right after WW2 and into the
1960's. We lived on property and were there when The Beatles arrived for their first performance on the
Ed Sullivan Show. I still remember the crowds of kids out front around Pershing Square trying to get a glimpse of the moptops, or even better find a way to sneak into the hotel. A couple a 15 year old girls packaged themselves in a large cardboard box and had it delivered to the hotel receiving dock.
One of the shipping clerks there smelt cigarettes and noticed smoke seeping out of the big box....busted!
George Harrison was sick with the flu at one point and John Hall's father F.C. Hall came over to the hotel with a 12 string Rickenbacker guitar for him. It changed his guitar playing once he got it up and running. |
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