bakelite with one side cut away

rfu · Post by **rfu** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 9:31 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rickenbacher-Bakeli ... 3362b827a2

Now that I have bakelite fever, I see this odd Rickenbacher on the bay. Just posting since I have not seen this body type yet.

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 10:51 am

I'm pretty sure it didn't come from the factory looking like that...

admin · Post by **admin** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:57 am

I would like to hear from lapsteel players about the functional advantage, if any, of having this portion of the instrument removed.

rfu · Post by **rfu** » Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:23 pm

I asked the seller about the cutaway and he will post some more photos of the area.

rfu · Post by **rfu** » Thu Nov 25, 2010 10:03 am

More picts are posted of the cutaway. I thought bakelite was molded and not something you shaped or carved but this looks very clean although hard to see all black very clearly and with detail.

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