History of the metal TRC
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History of the metal TRC
I am curious to know why some of the fifties and very early sixties model guitars sported metal truss rod covers while other models had the plastic type? Was this a matter of economics?
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Re: History of the metal TRC
Not as much as the fact that the "scimitar" shaped TRC designed by Catherine Hall is a much more identifiable and unique shape. As John Hall has mentioned, you can tell a guitar is a Rickenbacker a hundred feet away due to its unique and striking visual features. The TRC is arguably one of the more recognizable!
I'd bet that the acrylic TRCs that replaced the metal ones in the early 1960s, cost several times what the metal ones did to manufacture. Eventually, when the injection-molded TRCs came onto the scene, costs per unit gradually came down as the tooling was amortized.
I'd bet that the acrylic TRCs that replaced the metal ones in the early 1960s, cost several times what the metal ones did to manufacture. Eventually, when the injection-molded TRCs came onto the scene, costs per unit gradually came down as the tooling was amortized.
Re: History of the metal TRC
For a short period, some of the guitars sported both!
By that, I mean---they had the familiar Rickenbacker TRC-shape cut from opaque white plastic (same as pickguard material) with leftover Lap Steel/Case badges mounted on top, though i've mostly seen this on early electro instruments.
By that, I mean---they had the familiar Rickenbacker TRC-shape cut from opaque white plastic (same as pickguard material) with leftover Lap Steel/Case badges mounted on top, though i've mostly seen this on early electro instruments.
Re: History of the metal TRC
There is a nice sampling of photos of the Model 425 here.
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