1966 Liverpool Music store Purchase
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1966 Liverpool Music store Purchase
I was in the British Merchant Navy in 1966 and bought a UK (Rose Morris Spec) 360WB/12 from the main Liverpool town music shop. For my own interest can anyone tell me what the store would have been ? I can remember to this day it cost me UK pounds 212..(No case !!). I was an apprentice ,earning UK 8 pounds a week !! work that one out !!
Currently I have 7 Rics..
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Welcome to the forum Thomas.
I have no idea what the answer is to your question myself, hopefully someone on the forum may be able to help you.
I have no idea what the answer is to your question myself, hopefully someone on the forum may be able to help you.
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I'm coming up with about six months, Thomas...impressive.
I bought my first 4001 in '74 for $450...I was making 'minimum wage': $2.10/hour. A little better odds than you were up against, but as I wasn't living aboard ship, it took me about six months, too.
Worth the wait, though, eh?
I bought my first 4001 in '74 for $450...I was making 'minimum wage': $2.10/hour. A little better odds than you were up against, but as I wasn't living aboard ship, it took me about six months, too.
Worth the wait, though, eh?
I didn't get where I am today by being on time...
Thomas, that would be Rushworth's Music Store, Whitechapel. Please tell us all about the purchase!
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Hey Thomas. Please come back, as we want the details.
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I agree that Hessy's was important Glenn, but Thomas spoke of the main music store and in that respect I would think that Rushworth's had a somewhat higher profile at the time.
There were, of course, famous moments at each of these stores, my favourite being Hessy's and the installation of Lennon's Bigsby.
There were, of course, famous moments at each of these stores, my favourite being Hessy's and the installation of Lennon's Bigsby.
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Sorry I haven't been on the site for ages. I thought life was supposed to get easier as you got older... Thanks for the input. No I don't have it anymore.. I sold it in 1972 in Brisbane Australia.. It had signs of a minor crack in the neck just behind the nut. The neck was very very slimline and I wondered if that was common.
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Re: 1966 Liverpool Music store Purchase
10 years late in carrying on the thread... The guy who said the store in Liverpool was Hessy's is right... that name rings a bell.
The neck on that vintage 66/67 ( I never recorded the Serial number ..You just didn't back then !) was a LOT slimmer than the 2 x 12's I have now .... Dare I say I don't like them ?
The neck on that vintage 66/67 ( I never recorded the Serial number ..You just didn't back then !) was a LOT slimmer than the 2 x 12's I have now .... Dare I say I don't like them ?
Re: 1966 Liverpool Music store Purchase
munronichols wrote:10 years late in carrying on the thread... The guy who said the store in Liverpool was Hessy's is right... that name rings a bell.
The neck on that vintage 66/67 ( I never recorded the Serial number ..You just didn't back then !) was a LOT slimmer than the 2 x 12's I have now .... Dare I say I don't like them ?
Hi Thomas, the official (retailer) name for your guitar was the Rose Morris "1993" which was known as a 330S/12 at the Rickenbacker factory. See more info here: www.rickbeat.com/export1993/1993inventory.htm
I believe Hessy's was the only retailer in Liverpool that stocked instruments from Rose Morris - or it's the only one I've heard of. Also, the guitar would have been a 1964 or 1965 model - they ceased production of the model in late 1965.