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There would appear to be a limited number of 325C58 Lefties out there. The photo below was spotted at Southpaw Guitars

That pic was taken at NAMM this year. Its a righty guitar but the Jpeg has been flipped.

John: Ha. I wondered about this John as I didn't recall a lefty 325C58, however, one never knows for sure. Thanks for the reminder.

John: Here they are together. Take your pick.

I'll take both.

I'll settle for the one on the left.

The edge radius on the C58 headstock as posted in a pic on VoxTalks, sure does look rounded. Maybe it's just the photo, but if you look at Astrid's photos you sure do see a nice crisp edge on that headstock.

Rest assured, the edge on the 325C58 will be sharp, even though such an edge will make it easier to chip the paint. Such is the price to pay to make a carbon copy of the original.

John, Do you know how the backs of the necks on the C series are profiled?What shape?On the C 64 12 string?

Don: From what I've heard, they're going to have a thick but round profile. I know that there are squared-off profile necks on the real 1958s as well but the rounded variation is what we're supposed to be getting on the C58.

Greg,
Thanks for that info, however reliable it may be till we actually get to try them ourselves when they Do come out.I was just curious as to What they used to model the shape after.I'm more interested in the 360-12 C than the Lennon models, so it will be interesting to see/feel the neck on that one.For me, at least, my ideas as to what constitutes a "classic" Rick neck,is based on particular necks I've had on models I've owned.
'65 s had a certain feel unlike others, probably my favorite. My current '67 is great also, but doesnt feel exactly like the '65. And my very 1st Rick 12, from '68, was different again.All of them were great, but all were different.And having worked in the old Rick woodshop and seeing just How the necks were done at the time, went a long way towards explaining why the differences
occured.More uniform consistency of shape can be acheived now at Rick, with the CNC machines, than in the old days, which is not to say that the final product from back then was bad by any means.
Just a different[and more efficient]way of doing it.

Don, I don't know how the back of the necks will be profiled on the C58. It shouldn't feel like a '60's thin neck.

The profile was laser scanned to be identical to the original 58 that I own. The CNC programs for this model will consistently replicate that shape every time and we're sanding them very carefully to avoid any noticeable changes.

The head has a very crisp edge, identical again to my instrument and as observed on the Lennon Museum unit.

Thanks for the feedback John. That's great NEWS.

Thanks, but what did Rick use for the C-360-12 for a master pattern?