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Topic: Rickenbacher tuners on eBay |
Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 1:57 am |
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I just noticed this auction:
Link to auction on eBay.
These are the tuners used on pre-war bakelite Ricks. The kind that often crumble. I have no connection with the seller, just thought that somebody here might need a spare or two...you hardly ever see them for sale. |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 7:06 am Wooosh.........and they were gone!
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Checked out the tuning machines.......
two of them were missing the knobby things.......
Closed out at $90.00 or $15.00 each.
Thanks for the tip. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 11:05 am
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Yeah, kind of pricey but if you need them for a bakelite...
Hey Ray, didn't I sell you a nice little two-knob B-6 a while back? |
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jun 2008 6:23 pm
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The old saying " there's a sucker born every minute"
(W C Fields) is no longer true. There hundreds born every minute now.  |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 16 Jun 2008 4:14 am And you were saying...................
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Hey Cartwright.........Can you describe it for me?
You could be correct...... I have so many and so little time. |
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Dave Bader
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Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 17 Jun 2008 3:44 pm Why a sucker ?
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The old saying " there's a sucker born every minute"
(W C Fields) is no longer true. There hundreds born every minute now.
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If someone needed these tuners then why are they a sucker for bidding on them? Are you saying that because they used eBay? Fourteen people bid on them. |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 1:20 am
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Ray,
It was a two-knob pre-war, I sold it to you through eBay quite a few years ago, very nice guitar.
Dave,
If I had a pre-war Rick with crumbling buttons, I wouldn't hesitate to spend top dollar for proper replacements. Unfortunately a lot of people just drill 'em out for Klusons...
BTW..P.T. Barnum is credited with saying " there's a sucker born every minute" , not W.C. Fields. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 18 Jun 2008 5:48 am Cartwright............
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You're probably right.
I haven't had the chance to go look-up the facts but I'm sure you're correct. Great guitar tho'. |
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 19 Jun 2008 8:49 am
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| This same seller has a Supro lap steel with an amp-in-the-case. Rather interesting. (ebay no. 140241116385) |
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Garry Vanderlinde
From:
CA
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Posted 19 Jun 2008 9:22 am
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I looked for almost 2 years for one of these "crappy 7-sided buttons". That is the proper name for them  They are cheap molded pot metal that have a tendency to crack and crumble.
Finally found a couple in a mixed lot on eBay for around $20. If I had not, I would have bid on these also.
Very rare indeed 
My fix Before:
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