Crushed MOP inlays

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:10 pm

Dale, great question. My '58 365, serial # 2V128 has four metal grommets. I've personally never seen another one with metal grommets. I can send you pics, if you'd like. You know, back then it could've had 2 rubber grommets, one metal and a booger and it might've been "factory". Lol.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:13 pm

Thanks John, I think I'll go with 4 metal ones.

karl_teten · Post by **karl_teten** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:52 pm

Dale, post a photo of what the metal grommet looks like.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:53 pm

A booger? DEFINITELY factory. LOL

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:56 pm

You know what a booger is in England, don't you?

jwilli · Post by **jwilli** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:59 pm

I was referring to the American version. Less invasive.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:31 pm

In the UK, it's spelled and pronounced "bugger". It means something totally different, as you already possibly know.

Not in the biblical sense, of course.

Don't ask me how I know.

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:09 pm

No Paul, I wasn't referring to a person who gets on ones nerves(bugger) but the smelly old fashioned "Booger"

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:34 pm

I get it now, Dale. My mind was in the gutter, as usual.

From Jwilli's comment, so was 'is.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:15 am

Here is a shot of one of mine.

rickfan60 · Post by **rickfan60** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:26 am

This one is a little closer.

jps · Post by **jps** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:14 am

Here is mine from my '67 4005WB:

Hey, let's start a new thread: show us your pearl!

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:21 pm

Ted: The inlay material on your 4001 is probably the closest relative to what is being used today for inlay on contemporary Rickenbackers....the older material seems to have more white in it than the light-gray....

dgwguitars · Post by **dgwguitars** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:35 am

Late last year I finished customizing a '74 350, part of which was crushed pearl inlays. After an exhaustive search for a reasonable approximation, including some custom-made material involving pearl dust, we ended up using "Sparkle MOP" from Rescue Pearl. While in a side-by-side comparison with the real stuff, it's not a direct copy, but it looks very close once finished. If anyone's interested, I can post pics of the finished guitar (they were posted on this board by the owner late last year), as well as of the material.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:49 am

Yes, that was a great job Larry, I remember the thread....that material really looked great.