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Topic: Restore vs leave as is? |
Loren Tilley
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Maui, Hawaii
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Posted 11 Jul 2015 12:04 pm |
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| I have a 1950's Rickenbacher frypan. The aluminum is pretty rough looking and I was thinking about cleaning it up with polish, but I don't want to destroy any value if people might prefer it in its natural condition. Any thoughts on this? |
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Doug Beaumier
From:
Northampton, MA
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Rick Aiello
From:
Berryville, VA USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2015 4:22 pm
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Me and Luigi have done 3 this year ... John Ely's and two of his students 
Rewinds, remag, etc ... They were pleased  |
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Tim Russell
From:
Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 11 Jul 2015 5:35 pm
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| Rick Aiello wrote: |
Me and Luigi have done 3 this year ... John Ely's and two of his students
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I wonder why the fretboard is scalloped?
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Steve Marinak
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Man O War Cay, Abaco, Bahamas
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Posted 12 Jul 2015 5:22 am
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Mine's the one on the right with all blue dots. Rick did an amazing job. I'm a purist with guitars, cars, boats, I like to dial them in as original..and use them as they were intended. I don't see any harm in polishing them up, they will tarnish again with your own sweat and greasy hands over time and they really look impressive "as intended by the maker". On mine we had to replace the tuners, Rick found exact replicas that allow me to fine tune it with ease. The old tuners had teeth missing and buttons slipping. I'll keep them, but I know no one will ever use them again. The pickup was re charged to manufacturers original levels. The tone is amazing and it's a thrill to play, I can't put it down. None of this will devalue it, and the good part is I will play it, as intended.
Steve
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Stefan Robertson
From:
Hertfordshire, UK
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Posted 14 Jul 2015 4:51 am
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Love the mirror finish. Women don't know that men love shiny things too. Just needs to be on the right objects. Lap steels for life 
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Bill Hatcher custom 12 string Lap Steel Guitar
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Stephen Cowell
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Round Rock, Texas, USA
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Posted 14 Jul 2015 9:28 pm Re: Restore vs leave as is?
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| Loren Tilley wrote: |
| I have a 1950's Rickenbacher frypan. The aluminum is pretty rough looking and I was thinking about cleaning it up with polish, but I don't want to destroy any value if people might prefer it in its natural condition. Any thoughts on this? |
I believe the guitar was originally painted... you may have original paint on it. Take that into consideration... if it's really dogged, then go ahead and polish it.
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