All RIC fans might want to check these out

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:48 am

Hey! I just noticed in the 3rd pic, #3 looks like Gary Busey!! So he's workin' at RIC now, eh? Never know WHERE he'll turn up..

Is there a BETTER movie villain?

Scastles · Post by **Scastles** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:53 am

I think Mr. Hall said the folks on the floor were all models, actors, stand-ins, whatever. Did anyone tell the guy polishing the FG if he drops it, he buys it?

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 4:14 am

If they would've contacted ME to do it, I would've agreed to do it for a 4004Cii/BBR in lieu of a cash payment....PLUS, I probably could've handed JH a drink through that window from the floor without a ladder...

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 6:11 am

"Is there a BETTER movie villian?"

.....perhaps

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 7:38 am

"I gotta have more cowbell, baby!!"

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:30 am

At another forum, someone who must be linguistically challenged seemed to think this ad isn't what a guitar factory looks like and that he knows better than I do what I actually see out my window. Here's exactly what I see out my window while sitting at my desk. The acoustic factory area where they shot the ad is in the upper left corner, the tail end of the assembly department for electric guitars in in the upper right, and final packaging is in the lower foreground. The quiet rooms against the rear walls are where final adjustment and inspection is performed.

For comparison, here's a snapshot taken during the shoot itself.

beatlefan · Post by **beatlefan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 8:53 am

Thanks for sharing that view with us Mr.Hall....

Wow, it looks so clean!! Looks like you could here a pin drop!!

jwr2 · Post by **jwr2** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:16 am

if you squint at that ad picture you can see these 2 famous guys in there too ...

bmi_guy · Post by **bmi_guy** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:21 am

Yes - Thanks Mr. Hall.
Not at all what I expected - sawdust, noisy machinery everywhere.

Now there's a "room with a view"!!!
Anytime you'd like to show us some more pictures...

tony_carey · Post by **tony_carey** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 9:43 am

I agree, thanks Mr Hall. Any more factory pics would be gratefully received.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 10:02 am

ok, kinda looks like Jay on the left but thats not Kenny on the right.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 11:00 am

Mr. Hall, thanks for sharing the birdseye view pics with us. Nice to see the quiet, clean "end of the tunnel" where our beloved babies are prepared before leaving "the womb".

What's the function of that ferris wheel thing, Mr. Hall? I suppose it's for drying the acoustic guitars' finish or glue?

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:36 pm

John, I'm the only real employee in the photo. The rest are professional models. Kenny didn't come in that day because we didn't want to scare the IBM people.

Paul, we give every guitar a ride just to instill a little thrill in them and give them some happy memories before you folks beat on them.

Actually, it's used to glue together the tops for acoustic guitars. It's something we designed and built fairly recently and has a pneumatic assist system for movement and locking functions. It's based on an old piece of equipment we had at the old factory for laminating operations, which was a real clunker by comparison.

paul_yan · Post by **paul_yan** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 12:42 pm

Ha, cool!

Joy rides are good for sweet tones, heheh!

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Wed Mar 16, 2005 3:00 pm

I was referring to the Beavis & Butthead picture.

(ok, kinda looks like Jay on the left but that not Kenny on the right.)