'67 366/12 Restoration Questions....

[tonewoods]

Thanks!!

The Rickenbacker site says the body width is 38.1 cm (15'')...
Would this jive with the late 60's measurement?

b.

[jingle_jangle]

I wouldn't count on it. There was, and is, lots of handwork, although new 360s are CNDd to shape and size, the old ones were band sawed and pin-routed. A fair amount of variation is normal.

In fact, nobody's going to notice the 1/16" missing from the edge of yours.

[libratune]

Thanks!!

The Rickenbacker site says the body width is 38.1 cm (15'')...
Would this jive with the late 60's measurement?

b.

I measured the back of my 1967 360-12 and the body width at the widest part is a tad over 15", I would say add 1/32". As Paul said, these width measurements from the '60s will likely vary from guitar to guitar.

[tonewoods]

In fact, nobody's going to notice the 1/16" missing from the edge of yours.

Well, it might be more like an 1/8" (1/16" x 2), but yeah, good point...

The black will cover any added wood, so that gives me a little leeway.....

Thanks all......!

[jingle_jangle]

I wouldn't waste time adding any wood. Just rout the rabbet as I describe. Then you can finish it in any color you like...a JG finish on most vintage Rick hollowbodies is usually a dead giveaway that something's amiss under the paint.

[collin]

I wouldn't count on it. There was, and is, lots of handwork, although new 360s are CNDd to shape and size, the old ones were band sawed and pin-routed. A fair amount of variation is normal.

Yup.


I've made tracings of damn near every vintage 330 or 360 shaped Ric body I've had and none of them were 100% exact matches over the years.