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bubbasweet wrote: Did they only put single grommets in the 60's?

AFAIK, yes.

Modern Rics seem to have two, though.

So, does anyone here have a sheet of the original stuff?

collin wrote:

bubbasweet wrote: Did they only put single grommets in the 60's?

AFAIK, yes.

Modern Rics seem to have two, though.

My '67 330 has two grommets (and a Wallace) under the top guard and I have no reason to suspect it is not original to the instrument.

Hmm...I've seen and own a number of '60s Ricks, and have seen nothing but doubles. Possibly, Collin, the assembly department was running low on the grommets one day and only put one on, or a newbie misunderstood the instructions.

My bone-stock, never-touched, bought-from-the-original-owner '67 625, kept in a closet since '69, had doubles. The original '67 and '68 4005s I've worked on had doubles, the '69 365OS I did had doubles, etc., etc...

Hmmm I take off,, then I put back on..

Ah..good to know, good to know.

I no longer own the only pristine, untouched vintage Ric I've ever had, and I forgot to check on that one...

jingle_jangle wrote:The original '67 and '68 4005s I've worked on had doubles,...

I have never seen a 4005 with a double pickguard!

Wow. What was I thinking? I was actually visualizing 360 NSs, but the 2 4005s I just completed are on my brain and moving my fingers to do strange things.

Thanks for the correction, Jeff!

I suppose a double PG 4005 could be pretty cool, though. You know, one where the upper guard was bound in CB.