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Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:18 pm
by 8mileshigh
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 12:44 pm
by badeggs
Wow a shaded-blue 381! But why is the soundhole 'filled in?'
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:07 pm
by collin
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 1:14 pm
by sloop_john_b
It is cool as can be and no doubt unique. But he's dreaming.
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 4:21 pm
by libratune
Looks like the same one discussed (with 2 photos) in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=400822&start=15
Are the checker-bound soundhole and headstock original?
Also, AFAIK, the Ac'cent VB was pretty much gone as a factory option by 1970 or so.
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 5:22 pm
by crstory
Get out the jigsaw on the sound hole. I love the checkerboard binding on headstock. Nice custom color. 35,000 pesos maybe. Good luck with 35k IMO. Never can tell.
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 7:31 pm
by FretlessOnly
You'd think for 35K one would demonstrate that the neck can handle tension on the strings. What's up with that?
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:18 am
by doctorwho
That is a very unusual 381 for certain!
Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 2:31 am
by 8mileshigher
badeggs wrote:Wow a shaded-blue 381 ! But why is the soundhole 'filled in?'
Was there any explanation for that unusual sound hole ?
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 4:30 am
by libratune
8mileshigher wrote:badeggs wrote:Wow a shaded-blue 381 ! But why is the soundhole 'filled in?'
Was there any explanation for that unusual sound hole ?
The grain of the wood inside the slash ("soundhole") appears to match that outside of it. It may be a soundhole-shaped inlay not a bound soundhole.
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 11:31 am
by jps
libratune wrote:8mileshigher wrote:badeggs wrote:Wow a shaded-blue 381 ! But why is the soundhole 'filled in?'
Was there any explanation for that unusual sound hole ?
The grain of the wood inside the slash ("soundhole") appears to match that outside of it. It may be a soundhole-shaped inlay not a bound soundhole.
+1, that was my first and still impression of the "sound hole".
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:24 pm
by badeggs
libratune wrote:The grain of the wood inside the slash ("soundhole") appears to match that outside of it. It may be a soundhole-shaped inlay not a bound soundhole.
Very strange. Shaded-blue, which I didn't know they did that late...unless it was resprayed? Or a factory leftover...
And Van Ghent tuners to boot. It may not be worth 35k but it's not gonna be cheap.
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2011 6:45 pm
by jwilli
I've seen at least one more instrument with that non-soundhole. Mile Parks owns it. Transluscent Red 365. I think I remember another one too, in Azure-glo. Cool.
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:56 pm
by JakeK
In other words...it's a solid-top?
Re: Nice 1972 381 blueburst
Posted: Mon Oct 31, 2011 6:02 pm
by indianation65
Besides the rounded "F" series, this is the most unique Rickenbacker I may have ever seen...so somber blue, but great!
...wisdom
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