Looking for an old Rickenbacker

mark_jameson · Post by **mark_jameson** » Sun May 15, 2005 1:34 am

Hello, my father had a Rickenbacker in the 1960s - i dont know the model. He had it customised: the neck was shortened and the head changed slightly by Mr Trevor Harnby in Darlington, UK. A plaque was put on the back of the head saying something like: "Customised for Keith Jameson". This guitar was spotted by a friend about 5 years ago in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, at a guitar exhibition at the central station hotel.
I was wondering is anybody knows the whereabouts of this guitar. If so, im trying to get hold of some photos of the guitar for myself and my dad (Keith Jameson). Im sure it still exists (probably worth alot of money now).

I look forward to hearing from someone.

Thanks
Mark

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun May 15, 2005 1:49 am

Welcome to The Rickenbacker Forum Mark. There are a lot of people from the UK here, so let's hope we can find this instrument for you.

leftyguitars · Post by **leftyguitars** » Sun May 15, 2005 2:29 am

Hi there Mark, I too am in the Darlington area and attend local guitar shows as an exhibitor. Rickenbackers are one of my main interests. I can't say that I have seen this guitar but I will certainly keep an eye out for it.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:07 am

I am always amazed and warmed to think that people travel around the world to meet someone in their neighbourhood through the Rickenbacker Forum.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:49 am

Well Mark, you've come to the right place. This guitar showed up on Ebay a few years ago. One of The Rickenbacker Forum members bought it. In Feb. of this year, I got this message from a previous owner who was looking for it.

"stuart waller
Tuesday, 2/15/05, 5:16 AM

In 1977/8 I used to own a custom built 325? it was finished in trans orange and had a flamed back, and aplate bhind the bridge" custom built for keith Jamieson or similar.I don't know who he is & i bought it in the North east of england. The head was unusual as it had a large scroll at the end and the machine heads were the same as on my Hofner Galaxie. If your interested, i think my mum has aphoto of me playing it somewhere. "

He sent me a pic:

Now, the current owner hasn't frequented these boards in quite a while. I tried to email about this new info but got no reponse. I thought that he'd be happy to hear about this guitar's history. Hope this helps.

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:51 am

By the way, I'm about 60 miles from Darlington.......South Carolina, USA.

BobKat · Post by **BobKat** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:53 am

Now this is amazing.

admin · Post by **admin** » Sun May 15, 2005 4:29 am

Agreed Bob but, as I have come to learn, not as surprizing as it once was. Jwilli, go to the head of the class.

Mark: We may have solved your problem in a little over two hours.

bottom4 · Post by **bottom4** » Sun May 15, 2005 4:48 am

This is very, very cool!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun May 15, 2005 5:00 am

I've heard that the current owner is swamped with work, hasn't time to frequent the boards.

The world gets smaller all the time...

wints · Post by **wints** » Sun May 15, 2005 5:15 am

That's why you have to love this place and the Web in general.
Brilliant!

krick · Post by **krick** » Sun May 15, 2005 7:53 am

There is another photo of this guitar here:

http://www.geocities.com/vintage325/325_3.html

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sun May 15, 2005 11:43 am

I say, Holmes..... excellent work, what??

apollo11 · Post by **apollo11** » Sun May 15, 2005 3:29 pm

Incredible. What a small world. It is great to be a Rickenbacker fan, isn't it?!

mark_jameson · Post by **mark_jameson** » Sun May 15, 2005 8:28 pm

Thank you for all your interest in this matter, and thanks to the Rick forum, i didnt think id get a reply as soon as this, fantastic, ive sent the pictures off to my dad (Keith Jameson) so he can see if its the same guitar. Id still love to get hold of some close up pics of the plate on the back of the head, the wherabouts of the guitar and its value (in $ or £). Anyway, he doesnt know that ive done this search, do you think he'll be happy to see his old guitar again?? ... i do
A massive thanks again