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rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:12 pm

For those few of you interested in Rick lap steel ancient history.

http://cgi.ebay.com/1934-Rickenbacker-R ... 230487ab29

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:36 pm

Richard: This is not an A-22 but a model B.

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:57 pm

Peter is right, but what's wrong with the Model B?

radioactive · Post by **radioactive** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:00 am

Looks like it's an early B model, maybe '37 that's been re-necked with a later '40s post-war neck.

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:38 am

That's very close.
Postwar neck on a 35-37 body.
In 37 a tone control appeared on the bass side.
I'm still impressed that someone got that so quickly.

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:57 pm

OK,
This Ebay auction is getting more interesting than I thought it would.
Am I missing something?

radioactive · Post by **radioactive** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:56 am

So what was the final verdict on what's wrong with this lapsteel, is it a parts guitar, or something other?

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:58 am

It definitelly is a post war logo on the headstock.
The tuners photographed in the case are original to the early Bakelites.
I think those machines had narrower shafts and wouldn't fit the post war headstocks without drilling.
They are also very rare, hence the most likely reason for the high (IMO) winning bid for this parted together lap steel.

radioactive · Post by **radioactive** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:00 pm

Yeah, those are rare tuners, seven sided fine pot metal, I've been looking for a Bass side one for Richard Bennett for 4 years now, without any luck.

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:46 pm

radioactive wrote:Yeah, those are rare tuners, seven sided fine pot metal, I've been looking for a Bass side one for Richard Bennett for 4 years now, without any luck.

Four years, huh. I think I have one. I'll check

radioactive · Post by **radioactive** » Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:44 am

rshatz wrote:
radioactive wrote:Yeah, those are rare tuners, seven sided fine pot metal, I've been looking for a Bass side one for Richard Bennett for 4 years now, without any luck.
Four years, huh. I think I have one. I'll check

That would be outstanding.

http://www.richard-bennett.com/

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:27 pm

I have one.

radioactive · Post by **radioactive** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:15 am

That's good news, if convenient for you, I'll send you a PM, please let me know. Thanks, Robert

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:53 pm

PM is ideal.

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:47 pm

Photos sent via PM, but I thought some others might like to know what we're talking about.

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