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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:10 pm
by jwilli
Dale, great question. My '58 365, serial # 2V128 has four metal grommets. I've personally never seen another one with metal grommets. I can send you pics, if you'd like. You know, back then it could've had 2 rubber grommets, one metal and a booger and it might've been "factory". Lol.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:13 pm
by dale_fortune
Thanks John, I think I'll go with 4 metal ones.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:52 pm
by karl_teten
Dale, post a photo of what the metal grommet looks like.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:53 pm
by leftybass
A booger? DEFINITELY factory. LOL
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:56 pm
by dale_fortune
You know what a booger is in England, don't you?
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:59 pm
by jwilli
I was referring to the American version. Less invasive.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:31 pm
by jingle_jangle
In the UK, it's spelled and pronounced "bugger". It means something totally different, as you already possibly know.
Not in the biblical sense, of course.
Don't ask me how I know.
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:09 pm
by dale_fortune
No Paul, I wasn't referring to a person who gets on ones nerves(bugger) but the smelly old fashioned "Booger"
Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 7:34 pm
by jingle_jangle
I get it now, Dale. My mind was in the gutter, as usual.
From Jwilli's comment, so was 'is.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:15 am
by rickfan60
Here is a shot of one of mine.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:26 am
by rickfan60
This one is a little closer.
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:14 am
by jps
Here is mine from my '67 4005WB:
Hey, let's start a new thread: show us your pearl!
Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:21 pm
by leftybass
Ted: The inlay material on your 4001 is probably the closest relative to what is being used today for inlay on contemporary Rickenbackers....the older material seems to have more white in it than the light-gray....
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:35 am
by dgwguitars
Late last year I finished customizing a '74 350, part of which was crushed pearl inlays. After an exhaustive search for a reasonable approximation, including some custom-made material involving pearl dust, we ended up using "Sparkle MOP" from Rescue Pearl. While in a side-by-side comparison with the real stuff, it's not a direct copy, but it looks very close once finished. If anyone's interested, I can post pics of the finished guitar (they were posted on this board by the owner late last year), as well as of the material.
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 7:49 am
by leftybass
Yes, that was a great job Larry, I remember the thread....that material really looked great.