Black Diamond finish?

opticnerve · Post by **opticnerve** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 11:41 am

This is interesting...

In this catalog from '59, Ric is calling the black finish on the 450 a "Black Diamond" finish!

That's a new one on me!

tristanbacker · Post by **tristanbacker** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:13 pm

Yep interesting, even the Jazzbo has the Ric TRC when that guitar on the Ric Museum not appears...

walker · Post by **walker** » Sun Feb 24, 2013 10:59 pm

That's a new one on me, too. I actually think I like it better than "Jetglo", which I never understood. Glowing black like a jet? I've never seen a black jet before...? Exhaust trails from jets? Usually white, not black.

weemac · Post by **weemac** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:18 am

walker wrote:That's a new one on me, too. I actually think I like it better than "Jetglo", which I never understood. Glowing black like a jet? I've never seen a black jet before...? Exhaust trails from jets? Usually white, not black.

"Jet" Is a gemstone that is black....

Eden.

antipodean · Post by **antipodean** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:26 am

weemac wrote:
walker wrote:That's a new one on me, too. I actually think I like it better than "Jetglo", which I never understood. Glowing black like a jet? I've never seen a black jet before...? Exhaust trails from jets? Usually white, not black.

"Jet" Is a gemstone that is black....

Eden.

Hence the idiom "jet-black" or "black as jet"...

walker · Post by **walker** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:59 am

Aaaah. There it is. Thanks.

cjj · Post by **cjj** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 2:39 am

walker wrote: I've never seen a black jet before...

It probably went by too fast for you to notice...

godber · Post by **godber** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:41 am

walker wrote:That's a new one on me, too. I actually think I like it better than "Jetglo", which I never understood. Glowing black like a jet? I've never seen a black jet before...? Exhaust trails from jets? Usually white, not black.

Also...Glo is like Gloss not Glow.

krick · Post by **krick** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:06 am

I read somewhere that Glo was for Gloss but then there was "Autumnglo" which had a matte finish.

I believe the glossy version of "Autumnglo" was called "Walnut" at the time.

jps · Post by **jps** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 9:29 am

krick wrote:I read somewhere that Glo was for Gloss but then there was "Autumnglo" which had a matte finish.

I believe the glossy version of "Autumnglo" was called "Walnut" at the time.

That was just to give future historians a riddle to solve.

Grey · Post by **Grey** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 10:48 am

Ugh I want that archtop.

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:38 pm

The gemstone jet in its natural state:

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 4:40 pm

The gemstone jet as a finished jewel:

walker · Post by **walker** » Mon Feb 25, 2013 8:03 pm

Crushed Jet Stone inlays would be pretty cool.

johnallg · Post by **johnallg** » Tue Feb 26, 2013 12:49 am

cjj wrote:
walker wrote: I've never seen a black jet before...
It probably went by too fast for you to notice...
sr_71_blackbird_5-other.jpg

Ahhh, my beloved mistress!!!!

http://www.airzoo.org/page.php?page_id=192

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