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Topic: Can anyone identify this Rickenbacher lap steel carcass? |
Jack Hanson
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San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 3:22 pm |
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Looks a little like a Model 100 finished with trunk paint from a '62 Rambler:
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 3:31 pm
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From Brad's page, it appears to be the later version of the Model 100.
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Bill Sinclair
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Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 3:49 pm
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This might be one case where gutting the guitar for the horseshoe pickup was an act of mercy.  |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 6:37 pm
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No problem ! That will rub right out !  |
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 15 Nov 2017 6:53 pm
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| Bill Sinclair wrote: |
| This might be one case where gutting the guitar for the horseshoe pickup was an act of mercy. |
I'm inclined to agree, Bill. Nevertheless, I bought it. For $35 it might be worth screwing, gluing, and taping on a few parts. Then again, maybe not. |
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Scott Duckworth
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Etowah, TN Western Foothills of the Smokies
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 4:01 am
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You sure the finish isn't Torginol?
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Nic Neufeld
From:
Kansas City, Missouri
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 5:44 am
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To quote an old Simpsons episode, "Ah, my eyes...the goggles, they do nothing!!"
I'd be inclined to strip or sand it down to bare wood, although I can see wanting to preserve that "RICKENBACHER" logo, faint as it is...
Good luck, and as...odd...as she might be to look at right now, it's nice to see classic instruments saved/restored. |
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Bill Sinclair
From:
Waynesboro, PA, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 7:12 am
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Your choice of finish: garage floor gray or counter top tan
It doesn't look so bad when there's more of it covered up by the fretboard and control plate. |
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Charles Stange
From:
San Francisco, California
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 7:14 am
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Jackson Pollock Limited Edition
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 8:42 am
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Frank,
You might be onto something there.
If you look closely, the logo is applied over the finish not the other way around.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 8:51 am
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The fingerboard is from Sugartone in Great Britain. The Gotoh strip tuners are from Japan. The string-through ferrules are from Stew-Mac in Ohio. The brass nut/bridge combo platter is from Georgeboards in Oklahoma. The pickup is from Sentell in California. With the single-coil, it definitely sounds more Fendery than Ric.
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Jack Hanson
From:
San Luis Valley, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 9:01 am
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| Didn't they have a finish like that? I don't recall seeing it in blue before... |
It's actually white speckles splattered over black.
| Erv Niehaus wrote: |
| If you look closely, the logo is applied over the finish not the other way around. |
That's correct, Erv. It struck me as rather strange, too. It certainly appears to be original, but who knows?
| Charles Stange wrote: |
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Can't disagree with that analogy, Skip. |
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Erv Niehaus
From:
Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 9:18 am
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Jack,
You did good on that guitar!
Erv |
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Frank James Pracher
From:
Michigan, USA
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Posted 16 Nov 2017 10:12 am
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Good save!
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Jim Watts
From:
Arizona, USA
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Posted 17 Nov 2017 9:08 am Nuts
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Really nice Jack. While we're on the subject, I'm looking for a nut for my Ric 100 so I can get it up and runnin'. Anybody out there know where I can find one?
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Jim Sliff
From:
Lawndale California, USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2017 6:51 pm
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That looks like a product called "Multispec". Not applied correctly, though.
The most popular multi-color spray finish (which has to be applied with special equipment) is "Zolatone". I used to handle tech support and train applicators when it made a mini-comeback in the 90's.
It was huge in the 50's and early 60's - known as the "gas station bathroom paint".
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
Appalachian, Regal & Dobro squarenecks
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