Rickenbacker/Free People Heart Strings Exhibition

[RIC_FACTORY]

These will go on tour for a few weeks and then go on display at the grand opening of a "Free People" store at Rockefeller Center. After that, they will be auctioned off to raise money for http://musicforacure.org/

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/03/15/434020 ... eling.html

http://blog.freepeople.com/2012/03/hear ... ngs-austin

So go ahead and check them out if they're in your area!

[sloop_john_b]

Very cool! Can't wait to go see 'em.

[winston]

Thanks Ben.........so that's what those were all about! Major kudos to RIC for your participation in this initiative.

[kiramdear]

Are they coming to California?

[libratune]

If you click through to here you can see a front photo of the five instruments, minus strings: http://photos.prnewswire.com/pb-large/E ... 6372MR.jpg

[RIC_FACTORY]

Also in the Wall Street Journal

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/03/ ... _news_blog

[winston]

I had trouble finding them on that page..........so here they are.

[woodyng]

Oooooh,a 4003 with a horseshoe....nice. The mandolin is super cool.

[egosheep]

On the auction it states that none of the instruments have had electronics connected.

Here's the whole kit and caboodle photowise if anyone wants to see the details:

[cjj]

Very cool cause! I hope they bring a pile of cash!



Interesting instruments, but definitely not my cuppa tea..

[RIC_FACTORY]

Thanks Thomas...

[jps]

Very nice gesture from the folks at RIC.

[johnallg]

Flamed maple fretboard.....

[ken_j]

Outstanding!

[8mileshigh]

I'd like to see them have strings on.....they seem naked.