Factory Tour

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:02 am

The Factory Tour is slated for 9:00 am today. Please let us know how it went everyone.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:18 am

Yes - With pictures if possible!

blueflamerick · Post by **blueflamerick** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:21 am

Here are pictures from the factory tour we got last year: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v385/ekutzler/Rickenbacker%20Factory/?action=view&slideshow=true

admin · Post by **admin** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 5:47 am

Thanks for the reminder Erik. Very nice photos.

notviceversa · Post by **notviceversa** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:19 am

The guys and gals are cruising through factory as I type.

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:40 am

Causing untold havoc from corner to corner!

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 7:42 am

ooooh!...aaaaaah!...(Sound effects from the tour)

jnbass · Post by **jnbass** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:07 am

sigh...(4)

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:09 am

Alright...back from the factory tour...compiling pictures as I type. There's a bunch of them, so it'll probably be later before I get them loaded up.

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:09 am

WOW that was a LOT of people!! I wish I coulda met more of you all..

What's everyone doing later?

86kubicki · Post by **86kubicki** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:22 am

I think I'm still woozy from the paint room....

But its a good woozy.

eric_b · Post by **eric_b** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:24 am

That's why I'm always so HAPPY!

ajish4 · Post by **ajish4** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 10:03 am

WHAT???

NO FREE SAMPLES???

Did anyone see the "pallet of 4002's"?

Anyone see any "hidden" goodies?

"DAMMIT".

legato · Post by **legato** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 11:28 am

Aah, the paint room.

jwargowski · Post by **jwargowski** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 3:20 pm

The tour was fantastic. It was amazing they could keep the plant running with us wandering everywhere. Even though we were divided into 10 - 12 person groups, it was informal enough where we could wander and chat with the employees, see things up close and actually touch and hold instruments in progress.

I think we all took pictures of the stacks of fretboard and body blanks, racks of just painted and polished guitars, and sadly the acoustic construction area, literally gathering dust, with guitars looking almost abandoned in mid build.

I've taken a few industrial type tours (Harley Davidson, brewery tours, etc) this was definately the best - just for the fact that it was so unconfined. I can only imagine what they had hidden away that we couldn't see!

Unfortunatly I only had my camera phone, but will post asap.