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What has always amazed me is how poorly made the R tailpieces are. I was a sculpture major in college, and we did some metal casting - bronze, aluminum, etc. We would have been laughed out of the lab if we had come up with a casting as sloppy on the back side as the typical R tailpiece. I don't ...

What has always amazed me is how poorly made the R tailpieces are. I was a sculpture major in college, and we did some metal casting - bronze, aluminum, etc. We would have been laughed out of the lab if we had come up with a casting as sloppy on the back side as the typical R tailpiece. I don't ...

You can now get a new “R” tailpiece from AliExpress. It’s made way better than the original and I have faith that it’ll hold up forever because of this.
Seriously, no joke, it’s awesome and cheaper. Comes to about $80USD.
Here’s the link.
I just found this on AliExpress: C$124.10 | New Ricken ...

You can now get a new “R” tailpiece from AliExpress. It’s made way better than the original and I have faith that it’ll hold up forever because of this.
Seriously, no joke, it’s awesome and cheaper. Comes to about $80USD.
Here’s the link.
I just found this on AliExpress: C$124.10 | New Ricken ...

danoadam wrote: Thu Dec 12, 2024 2:32 am Try Gelb music they stock Ric parts and ship for reasonable amounts. I was actually referred to them by Rickenbacker.

I just placed an online order with these guys and everything went smoothly and their shipping rates were normal.
I’d buy from them again.

Thank you Howard that’s safe advice re; TRC, I think I was being super cautious as to not cause any further damage. Tbf I’ve never used a double truss rod in the past, with that in mind I’m thinking the luthier option would be the safest route. The action is just a tad high.

I found a pup cover ...

I bought a "used" one last fall, Got a sweet deal, much lower than the new prices. Who's paying the extreme used prices out there that are double the price of new ones?
I've never understood that.