"R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)

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"R" you serious?? (R-tailpiece lefty question)

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for years, i've moaned the "upside down R" tailpiece and always swapped mine out for a trapeze. i noticed photos of Ricks that shows there is now a "reverse" R tailpeice? it looks way better than an upside down R. when did they start making this type?? here's an example of the difference:
http://leftyfretz.com/rickenbacker-left ... itar-bass/
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Looks fake, to me :?:
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Looks somehow like a reversed or photoshopped picture.
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Lefty molded TRC? PS tomfoolery.
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it does look rather shady.
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photoshop.
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kiramdear wrote:photoshop.
Yup. I believe Mr. Hall has stated it would cost up to $30,000 in retooling costs to make a lefty R and they could never sell enough of them to justify the expense. Besides, I don't think the R would translate lefty anyway. If you don't like the R, just get a lefty trapeze for that great vintage look.
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Yeah, I can believe that. Tooling for that sort of thing is quite expensive.

Now, what they really need to make is a tailpiece for lefties tat has a big 'L' on it...
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cjj wrote:Yeah, I can believe that. Tooling for that sort of thing is quite expensive.

Now, what they really need to make is a tailpiece for lefties tat has a big 'L' on it...
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The "backwards R" (Я) tailpiece would be for Russian export (the "ya" tailpiece)... :shock: :roll: :lol:
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If it bothers you so much -- just flip it over! :wink:
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This wouldn't have happened if the company made Hall guitars.
Or Ockenbackers :?
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epitreture wrote:
kiramdear wrote:photoshop.
Yup. I believe Mr. Hall has stated it would cost up to $30,000 in retooling costs to make a lefty R and they could never sell enough of them to justify the expense. Besides, I don't think the R would translate lefty anyway. If you don't like the R, just get a lefty trapeze for that great vintage look.
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indeed. i have outfitted every Rick i've ever owned with the trapeze. :)

i wonder if RIC will ever wind up making the trapeze standard on all Lefty models?
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suedehead71 wrote:i wonder if RIC will ever wind up making the trapeze standard on all Lefty models?
They made plexi TRCs and vintage cases standard with lefty models, why not a trapeze? I like your thinking, Colin... :twisted:
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wim wrote:This wouldn't have happened if the company made Hall guitars.
Well, there was/is this company. :!:
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