Triple 8 production numbers?

JeffU · Post by **JeffU** » Sat Apr 21, 2001 7:57 am

I have a circa 1960 Rickenbacker triple 8 console steel on its way, and am wondering what the production runs were for this instrument, as well as some of the history surrounding it. I have only seen one other such instrument online, which is listed as a '54.

Any insight into this guitar is appreciated!

rshatz · Post by **rshatz** » Sat Apr 21, 2001 12:52 pm

I don't really have any first hand knowledge of Rickenbacker consoles, but Gruhn's book lists two possibilities for your instrument, the 500 series had 22 1/2" scales and were made from 1956-1971, and the 700 series had 25" scales and were made from 1957-1971. The models with 3, 8 string necks were the 518 and 758. I have no production numbers or quantities. Perhaps Mr. Hall could supply these.

JeffU · Post by **JeffU** » Sat Apr 21, 2001 3:02 pm

Mine is a 518 in blonde.

JeffU · Post by **JeffU** » Sat Apr 21, 2001 6:14 pm

That should be a 508 - it was listed as a 518, which would have had a ten string as the middle neck.

Jeff_U · Post by **Jeff_U** » Wed May 02, 2001 9:08 am

The instrument has arrived, and I can find no serial number on it anywhere. I see there is a 6/10 on ebay that has furniture like legs, where mine has telescoping chrome ones. The Ric catalogues I've looked at don't seem to show much variation in this model from 1955 to 1957. I am still very curious about production numbers and whether there would be any marking inside the instrument (which require pretty major disassembly/string removal) that would reveal its true age.

It sounds great!