Whats the story here???

cheyenne · Post by **cheyenne** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 2:11 am

Who the heck is this guy that has come up with "hundreds" of parts from the "old" Rickenbacker factory??

http://cgi.ebay.com/RICKENBACKER-HORSESHOE-PICKUP-BASS-GUITAR-PROTOTYPE_W0QQitemZ150043992214QQihZ005QQcategoryZ22670QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:06 am

My guess.....Since these auctions are not being pulled by Ric.
I think Mr. Hall is having a really big yard sale.

I cannot wait to get my 8 pole pick up and install it in an eight banger. I think that it is what it was intended for.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 3:53 am

Well, I'll be...! Another one-off, and again, bearing every hallmark of a genuine Rick pickup - down to the aluminum mount plate: the one on my November '70 21 fret 4001 also reads "Harvey"! Wonders never cease indeed.

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:30 am

"I think Mr. Hall is having a really big yard sale. "

You never know - could be. The seller is in California, and his Ebay ID was created July 25 of this year.

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:43 am

RIC having a big yard sale? Why ever?

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:11 am

Well, it's obvious somebody is having a big yard sale.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:36 am

No, no, no. This is not JH (who doesn't need to clear anything out--he's got plenty of storage). This is "Doc" Pitillo, who was a member of this Forum for a few weeks and is no longer.

He is a repairperson in Fountain Valley, CA, near the RIC offices.

How he came by this stuff I don't know. I bought one small part from him a couple of weeks back. Right after that I heard about problems with delivery from other Forum members. I hope my part arrives eventually!

Incidentally, a blurb/spam notice for the sales he's having WAS pulled from the RIC corporate forum. No "for sale" posts permitted there for obvious reasons.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:09 am

A few weeks? I thought, like, a couple of days.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:33 am

Not having had time to check all of his posts, I erred on the conservative side, Sheena.

But you are probably right. The Doc Flap came and went rather quickly.

It's interesting how sometimes people will come to a forum such as this one, already having preconceptions about the general tenor of discussion, or in some cases, not having a clue as to how things are conducted. A foot becomes firmly planted in an oral cavity, or a selachimorpha gets jumped and the thread quickly deteriorates.

It took three posts for the final devolution in this case, as I recall. Those looking to relive this dark chapter will be frustrated; the thread has been d e l e t e d.

sowhat · Post by **sowhat** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:40 am

Yep, i remember. Soon after i posted something like "glad i missed the rant", the thread was gone.
The only thing i remember is that the word "fake" was mentioned. And that there were good things said about Doc's shop.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:51 am

I believe that Doc was treated politely and fairly here. Whether clueless or just having a bad day, his response to one member's critique was out of proportion and inappropriate in its manner and word choice. In other words, he got personal.

wints · Post by **wints** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:05 am

"The Doc" does indeed have many genuine NOS Rickenbacker parts from way back. Some are strange looking like the above pick up, and the 8 pole hi gain baby that Dave bought, but they all show the classic Rickenbacker hallmark of the time.

A considerable amount has already been sold privately after his first few auctions were listed. Fortunately for Dave, that pick up was overlooked...

I'd say this is a late 60's or very early 70's pick up as was the 8 pole.

kcole4001 · Post by **kcole4001** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:06 am

Interesting stuff he has for sale, but hopefully the personality clashes/delivery problems can be avoided with other sales.

From all of his other posts & the correspondence I've had with him I can say that Mark (the other party in the unfortunate name calling incident) is nothing like what 'Doc' posted.

dswp · Post by **dswp** » Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:27 am

Why are all these gems just turning up now????

s4001 · Post by **s4001** » Mon Oct 09, 2006 6:11 am

He must be cleaning house. He's been in business for a while. I'm sure he's accumulated a lot of stuff - not just Ric, either. I've never done business with him, but he seems like a good guy.