1957-59 Ric 4000 tuning keys

[Ashgray]

What confuses me is why would a non stock Rickenbacker bass have a bridge plate with an accurate serial number?

Let's start here for one possible place to harvest serial numbers.

Another place - luthiers who apparently lose the real s/n plate for your instrument and replace it with a more recent one, perhaps so that another instrument they're working on appears to have an earlier date, therefore greater value?

If anyone happens to have a s/n plate showing PC1997, it actually belongs to a bass that I own, and I'd dearly love to re-attach it to its rightful owner.

Ash

[jps]

Another place - luthiers who apparently lose the real s/n plate...
Ash

I fixed it for you.

[8mileshigh]

Yeah. I had the same problem with mine Ash. Apparently the chap got in a muddle and kept my 68 serial plate and affixed an 80's plate by "mistake". Others have had vintage parts replaced with modern ones "by accident".……

[jps]

During our recent kitchen renovation the electrician tossed out an original 1930 decorative Bakelite light switch wall plate and replaced it with a generic Home Depot white plastic one! Needless to say I was not pleased especially since nobody has yet to actually admit they screwed up; at least, with some research on my part, I found one and got the contractor to buy it to replace the disposed of one.

[godber]

Yeah. I had the same problem with mine Ash. Apparently the chap got in a muddle and kept my 68 serial plate and affixed an 80's plate by "mistake". Others have had vintage parts replaced with modern ones "by accident".……