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Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 2:35 pm
by ken_swearingen
Sold
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:01 pm
by dswp
Can someone educate me more on the 21 frets.
Forgive me if this was beaten to death before...
But it's new to me..
Was the scale longer???
Were the fret spacings smaller??
What was the idea behind them, (from Ric)?
Made from 68 to 72???
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 3:51 pm
by atomic_punk
I think the 21 fretters were only made in late '70, early '71. They are rare birds.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:06 pm
by ilan
Same scale, the bridge/tailpiece was moved forward, and a 21st fret was added. Pickup positiones remained the same.
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2005 11:54 pm
by henny
Wints - have you bought this baby?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:13 am
by wints
No Henny. Someone here has I believe....
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:41 am
by henny
Ah, bummer.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 1:09 am
by wints
No big deal. The unoriginal finish (even if it was white!) meant I wasn't chomping at the bit . Got a couple of irons in the fire elsewhere that I am much more interested in...
Hopefully, the bass will turn up here on the forum.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 3:07 am
by bassduke49
The neck (and fretboard of course) was a bit longer to accommodate the extra fret. Since the scale didn't change, the bridge had to move "up" (closer to the neck) to compensate. Everything else was the same. Don't know why Rick made them, and don't know why they don't make them. Interesting.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:08 pm
by atomic_punk
Probably Sergio got it!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:27 pm
by ken_swearingen
Nope.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 12:43 pm
by henny
Well I didn't...
I was THIS close, though.. I only held back as Wints expressed a desire for it, first.
Gotta respect a Rickenbrother.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:06 pm
by ken_swearingen
Marc,e-mailed me Saturday saying "GrabThisBro" with a link to the store,so I did.Then I saw this thread and realized others knew of it too.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:16 pm
by wints
That's cool Ken. I'm glad someone here got it. The owner told me he thought someone had. I could have been more proactive, but as I said being a refin and without seeing the neck, rods, headstock etc, didn't want to take a chance on it.
I always think refin and neck issues in the same sentence...
Post some pix when you get it!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 2:38 pm
by ken_swearingen
Andy,I almost didn't want to say anything cause I found out you wanted it too.I really had no idea anyone else knew,soon as I got his email i contacted the store[or the owner]immediately.