Weird German carved Fender one-off... Rossmeisl connection?

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I just finished up a recording a quick video. Forgive my playing, I'm still getting used to this thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob4obQ3K ... e=youtu.be
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Pretty neat sound!
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Just spoke to Phil Kubicki, Rossmeisl's assistant at Fender, on the phone and he said he recognized the thing!
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Amazing!!
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Phil said that Roger tried to introduce so much into Fender's world from his experience at Rickenbacker. He talked a lot about how the checkered binding on the early Fender Coronados and some of the earlier acoustics were Rossmeisl's direct influence. So were the gold pick guards. At at first I was confused with what he was telling me because he said, "Yeah, this thing was from Rickenbacker," but after I got him to clarify a bit, he meant that it was a design Roger brought over from Ric.

Really cool stuff.
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I think we need some actual photos for the files. The ebay links will soon vanish.
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feel free to embed or link some images off of my sites at dumb.org which I posted before. I have some side-by-side comparisons with correlating Ric and Fender instruments. I'm replying from my phone or I'd do it now.
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Definitely cool info!
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Very nice bit of history!
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I enjoyed you demo video John. I also read the linked forums from your website. Nice to hear others opinions.
Great detective work.
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ken_j wrote:I enjoyed you demo video John. I also read the linked forums from your website. Nice to hear others opinions.
Great detective work.
Thanks, Ken. I am no banjo player, but I can play slide a little bit, so it seemed natural to do.

It was very gratifying to hear Phil say that he recognized the instrument. I was beginning to question my own eyes after a bit, but I had to go with my gut. I can get a bit obsessive about stuff like this.
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Found a bit of photo evidence. The instrument on the table was referred to me by Kubicki. He told me to look for this photo in a book called Guitar Legends by George Fullerton. The guitar on the table with the same shape as mine is called a "Modern Rocker."

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-zNfB ... G_7657.jpg

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-chzp ... G_7664.jpg
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Great picture of Rossmeisl!! :D
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Thanks, I just talked to him on the phone. I've got a COA coming! Woo hoo!
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sangandongo wrote:Thanks, I just talked to him on the phone. I've got a COA coming! Woo hoo!
Extremely COOL!
8) 8) 8)
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