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Pillarbox Red?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:04 am
by drumbob
Scanning Reverb, I have come across a few Ricks with a finish called Pillarbox Red, which I never heard of before. Some of them seem to be from sellers in Europe. Can someone tell me about this finish?
Re: Pillarbox Red?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 10:35 am
by jps
Hmm........
My guess it is a colloquial reference to widescreen TV viewed on a 4:3 TV set. Probably they call a Red, or very deep FG with a deep red-to-black edge "burst" a Pillowbox.
The pillarbox effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars are placed on the sides [top and bottom] of the image.
Re: Pillarbox Red?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 11:02 am
by jdogric12
It's the bright red color of public mail boxes (post boxes) in the UK.
Re: Pillarbox Red?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:09 pm
by sloop_john_b
Re: Pillarbox Red?
Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:50 pm
by collin
jps wrote:Hmm........
My guess it is a colloquial reference to widescreen TV viewed on a 4:3 TV set. Probably they call a Red, or very deep FG with a deep red-to-black edge "burst" a Pillowbox.
The pillarbox effect occurs in widescreen video displays when black bars are placed on the sides [top and bottom] of the image.
It's okay to not know the answer... versus speculating.
As pointed out, this was an official color for a limited run last year.