Hi I am Ricfreak..........Newbie here

ricfreak · Post by **ricfreak** » Sun May 04, 2014 9:27 pm

Hi everyone, newbie here on RRF.
I've been a RIC lover and BeatlesNut since I was a kid.
Just want to share some pics of my RICs collected over the years though none are even closed to vintage.
It's not easy finding RICs where I'm from........Hope to share and learn more on this forum. Good Day !!!!!

Fireglos

Mapleglos

Jetglos

Ontario_RIC_fan · Post by **Ontario_RIC_fan** » Mon May 05, 2014 1:10 am

Welcome to the RFF Rodney... That's quite a collection you have there!

Which one is your favorite?

8mileshigher · Post by **8mileshigher** » Mon May 05, 2014 1:39 am

Welcome aboard the RRF, Rodney.
That must be among the nicest Ric collection(s)

there in Singapore. Congratulations

Danotron · Post by **Danotron** » Mon May 05, 2014 1:50 am

Nicely grouped by color too!

ricfreak · Post by **ricfreak** » Mon May 05, 2014 5:14 am

Ontario_RIC_fan wrote:Welcome to the RFF Rodney... That's quite a collection you have there!

Which one is your favorite?

Thanks for the warm welcome Brian.

I do not have any favourite as I cherish each and every one of them (my RICs)

But this 4003JG is most played in Church worship.

ricfreak · Post by **ricfreak** » Mon May 05, 2014 5:18 am

8mileshigher wrote:Welcome aboard the RRF, Rodney.
That must be among the nicest Ric collection(s) there in Singapore. Congratulations

Thanks Rich.
Sadly, there are not many Ric players here in Singapore.
We do not have any RIC distributor here in our little island and we can only source from RIC Asia based in Japan.
(of course , there are other means of getting RICs

)

ricfreak · Post by **ricfreak** » Mon May 05, 2014 5:20 am

Danotron wrote:Nicely grouped by color too!

Hahah, looks like my OCD is showing isn't it ?

rickenbottom · Post by **rickenbottom** » Mon May 05, 2014 7:20 am

Welcome to the forum...And like already stated that is one fantastic collection.WOW.

Folkie · Post by **Folkie** » Mon May 05, 2014 7:38 am

Beautiful collection, Rodney! Too bad there are no Walnut models!

wmthor · Post by **wmthor** » Mon May 05, 2014 9:04 am

ricfreak wrote:.... We do not have any RIC distributor here in our little island and we can only source from RIC Asia based in Japan. ....

It looks to me that you've done okay despite not having a local distributor.

Congratulations and welcome to the RRF.

ricfreak · Post by **ricfreak** » Mon May 05, 2014 10:30 am

Folkie wrote:Beautiful collection, Rodney! Too bad there are no Walnut models!

Thanks Robert.

Does this count as Walnut?

Actually , I am expecting a 330W and a 360W to arrive some time next week. (keeping my fingers crossed)

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon May 05, 2014 11:19 am

ricfreak wrote:We do not have any RIC distributor here in our little island and we can only source from RIC Asia based in Japan.

Well, more accurately, the distributor for Singapore (as well as most Asian countries, excluding China) is Yamano Music in Japan. Unfortunately there are not any Singapore-based musical instrument distributors of sufficient size and stature to handle the line.

Based on the population, there are in fact a reasonable number of sales for RIC instruments there.

wim · Post by **wim** » Mon May 05, 2014 3:35 pm

Welcome, Ricfreak.
Quite a collection you have there!

Did you consider anti RAS therapy yet?

doctorwho · Post by **doctorwho** » Mon May 05, 2014 4:17 pm

Welcome, Rodney, and as others have stated, what a collection!

ricfreak · Post by **ricfreak** » Mon May 05, 2014 7:50 pm

johnhall wrote:
ricfreak wrote:We do not have any RIC distributor here in our little island and we can only source from RIC Asia based in Japan.
Well, more accurately, the distributor for Singapore (as well as most Asian countries, excluding China) is Yamano Music in Japan. Unfortunately there are not any Singapore-based musical instrument distributors of sufficient size and stature to handle the line.

Based on the population, there are in fact a reasonable number of sales for RIC instruments there.

Thanks for your input John. I truly appreciate this and also honoured to have you contributing in this thread.

Indeed Yamano Music is now the new distributor for RIC Asia. It was Shinseido previously from which I procured 95% of my Rics.
I am just curious about the stock distribution worldwide. Does Asia get new stocks of instruments at or around the same time as in the US or even the UK?
I fully understand that the demand for RICs in Asia is minute compared to the US. But do enthusiasts like myself get to enjoy these new instruments instead of waiting for months or years before they reach this part of the world?
Well, having said that. I also kind of enjoy the rareness of RICs here which makes it so appealing.

Have you ever considered one of our local music merchant https://www.sweelee.com.sg/ as a distributor?
They are considered one of the biggest in SE Asia.

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