The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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I just picked up this 330......10/84 build date. I thought it was white but it is amazingly
uniform in color....even under the pick guard ( although a bit darker under there ). You
don't suppose it's hargelb yellow, do you??
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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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Craig, my own impression of Harngelb, from descriptions I've read, is something like this:
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Just an impression, however. Yours seems too subtle...
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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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Yeah, I think yours may be simply mellowed slighty-yellowed (hey, that rhymed--dig it, Donovan!) white.

Funny that it would somewhat yellow under the pickguard.

From what I understand, the Ric white color was never super crisp "Olympic" white. White has huge spectrum of shades, too.
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Paul.....thanks for that color sample......it's pretty close to what's
under the pickguard and TRC. I'll try to get a good shot of it.
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Looks kinda close, no?
This guitar is definitely a yellow guitar and not an aged white one. How
does one tell if it's a refin?
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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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The spacer appears to be painted that yellow color too... I guess refin, not harngelb. Sorry Craig! :(
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Hey....it's still a pretty cool guitar......Rics look nice in yellow!!
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Nice 330 Craig congratulations.That one is my favourite in your ever growing RIC arsenal.Gotta give the man a hand his RICs are the envy on the RRF.Although never let it be said that i liked the Seaweedglo.Lovely instrument enjoy that one..

A Scotsman never lets it lie. :wink:
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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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wow----I was way wrong, that is most definitley yellow!

Most yellowed whites look the other way around with the TRC off. :lol:
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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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I disagree, this is an aged white guitar. I've seen several examples that yellowed more underneath the pickguard/TRC.

Harngelb was, as I recall, limited to 650's and the run was somewhat recent.
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wittyair wrote:Hey....it's still a pretty cool guitar......Rics look nice in yellow!!
I think so too... :D

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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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Mossholder...that hurts my eyes!!! 8) 8) 8)
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jingle_jangle wrote:Mossholder...that hurts my eyes!!! 8) 8) 8)
Not only that, but it must be magnetic or anti gravity or something. :mrgreen:
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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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Ross, are you bringing that to Cleveburg?
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Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???

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How about that elusive painted spacer?
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