Conversion guide for Ric parts?

xcoyle · Post by **xcoyle** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:02 am

I love the new Ric website, and I am getting ready to put an order together for some parts, but I never realized there were so many little screws too choose from.

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:20 am

David: I'm also very pleased with the revamped RIC website. I've spent some time going through the screws and then checking them against those listed on the guitar drawings. There seem to be some mistakes on some of the descriptions. Small plated and stainless screws suitable for guitars are very expensive and hard to find. You might also try All Parts at www.allparts.com .

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:13 am

You should note that part numbers and specs change all the time without notice. The boutique pages are dynamic and reflect these changes immediately while the parts drawings are updated much more slowly.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 7:22 am

You might also try www.mcmastercarr.com. They require you buy in boxes of 100, but that's only $3-5 a box on average.

randyz · Post by **randyz** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 8:13 am

Paul: I checked www.mcmastercarr.com , but they had very little in the way of really small wood screws (i.e. #2, #3, and #4). Otherwise they had a very nice selection and I'll keep them in mind for other hobby needs.

Mr. Hall: I realize the difficulty of providing accurate and concise descriptions for parts that may have multiple applications across your product line. I hope you weren't offended by my casual remark. I'm an engineer working for a major air-conditioning manufacturer, and I know how hard it is to provide 100% accurate info regarding spare parts. It's as though vendors and design changes conspire to make every piece of documentation instantly obsolete. I'm very pleased that RIC is making these parts available to the public. Thanks for the new website, it's great!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:46 am

Those tiny wood screws are for what--tuning machines? Most come with their own.

If you're talking oval head tapping screws (pickguard type), many Home Depots are starting to carry these in their specialty hardware section (tiny clear plastic drawers on racks) in stainless, which is excellent.

McMaster has oval head Phillips and plain slotted for older guitars in #4 from 3/8" long through 1". They have oval head stainless #4 wood screws in 1/2" and 3/4". Round head slotted #4 in 1/2" long.

But as you say, nothing smaller. But Microfasteners.com does have smaller, in brass.

circles · Post by **circles** » Thu Aug 25, 2005 2:58 pm

i'm a bit scared of the "no return" policy... i want to order a pickguard for my 1997SPC (rose morris 1998 reissue) but dont want to get the wrong thing... anybody know which new pickguard would fit?