It's 5

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:20 am

Ben, count me in also if you need some extra help, I can be there in a few minutes.

britye · Post by **britye** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:20 am

Ben, the production on the 360-12c63's stepped up too?

incubus2432 · Post by **incubus2432** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 9:57 am

On the high-res pic did anyone else notice the brownish-glo looking on the bass headstocks at the end of the front rack? The run of Monty's is done isn't it? Hmmmmm......

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:20 am

There were still Monte Browns and Blue Boys being finished when I was there, late-October.

But, the employees are in a very high-efficiency mode, chipping away at the backlog, which at that time was 410 days, according to JH.

Anyone who has handbuilt even one set-neck guitar could not help but be amazed by the sheer numbers of beautifully-crafted instruments that grace the rolling racks in each department of the RIC plant.

Each guitar--each guitar! is hand-sprayed, hand-sanded, hand-buffed. The deluxe models are hand-bound. Inlays are put in by hand.

But the parts that determine accuracy and consistency (bodies, fretboards, necks) are CNCd and then hand-tweaked.

Incredible output and matchless quality. Am I sounding like a commercial here?

ben_hall · Post by **ben_hall** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:12 am

Thanks guys but our work is done for the day!

Brian-
We do have some Monty Browns and Blue Boys still in the shoot.

Paul-
When I'm out on the floor I can't see the difference between Mid and BBR even from fairly close up the way the light falls on the guitars sometimes.

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:59 pm

So Paul, uh, did you see the 2006 COTY?

rickenbrother · Post by **rickenbrother** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 1:19 pm

"Am I sounding like a commercial here?

...yeah, but that's okay.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:16 pm

I saw both the COY and both of the 75th commemoratives.

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:55 pm

"Oooooooh, what a lucky man...

...he was!"

melibreits · Post by **melibreits** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 3:20 pm

No fair!

But if anyone here is worthy, surely he is!

sloop_john_b · Post by **sloop_john_b** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 4:45 pm

So jealous.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:07 pm

Any chance of anything finding its way Down Under, Ben?

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:09 pm

But there IS NO color of the year, per se!

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:23 pm

That's what I heard!!

marc61 · Post by **marc61** » Sat Nov 19, 2005 5:34 pm

I got it!

Transparentglo!