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Plastic Schaller Tuning Pegs?
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:47 pm
by kojeve
The tuning pegs on my 1991 FG 345 are made of a translucent, pearl-colored plastic. Were these factory-issue, or more likely installed later? I've seen Schaller tuners with these kinds of pegs before, but never on a Ric. Thanks
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 7:54 pm
by rick12dr
You mean the buttons you turn, right?Like you, I've never seen the pearl buttoned ones on a Rick, but bet it looks kinda cool.A possibility is that[assuming you weren't the original or previous owner] someone before you owned it simply changed the buttons themselves fron the original chrome ones.
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 8:15 pm
by kojeve
Exactly, the buttons you turn and no, I'm not the original owner. They do look kind of cool, in my opinion, but I am just surprised that someone would bother changing them out.
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:06 am
by rick12dr
I am just surprised that someone would bother changing them out.
!!!Hey, Rick owners have been known on occasion to do things to personalize or "trick out"
their babies, right, guys?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:57 am
by loverickbass
Yup, Geddy Lee and John Lennon among others comes to mind.
Cole
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:22 am
by kojeve
Touche! So the consensus is that there's no way these are original? That's what I wanted to know -Rickenbacker never opted to install this kind of Schaller tuner?
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:40 am
by ken_j
You can buy those buttons and Ebony ones at Stewart MacDonald. That is to say without replacing the whole tuner.
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Knobs/Tuner ... Knobs.html
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:57 am
by loverickbass
Those would look cool on a jetglo guitar with the white guards.
Cole
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:15 am
by kojeve
O.K., thanks guys...
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:17 am
by xcoyle
Craig, some early (1964ish) 360s and 600 series guitars had a pearl tuner. Maybe someone was trying to recreate that look.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 3:59 pm
by qmoder
Whats the stewmac part number?
Craig this should be and easy mod I did it once on a Violin bass. But the right part number is of course critical.
I think that a cream pearl or off white as some call it would be cool with Montezuma Glo.
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 4:18 pm
by ken_j
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:37 am
by jingle_jangle
Dan, do you mean "Montezuma Brown"?
Neither of my MBs glow in any way...
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 5:08 pm
by qmoder
Thats the way it was first advertized. Its mine so its a glow LOL..
I only have one its a 360. What are your two Paul?
Thanks Ken for the part number.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 6:54 pm
by kojeve
Man, you guys are quick! I'm away for a day and all my questions are answered...
It's interesting that someone might have been trying to approximate a 60s aesthetic. If I can borrow someone's digital camera in the next couple of days, I'll let you check it out. IMHO it looks quite nice and not out place at all, but I'll let you guys decide if I should switch them out after I post some pictures...
Regarding montezuma brown, it seems that anything that is less contrasty than pure white is very complimentary. These tuners would be interesting in conjunction w/ pearl essence guards, which I recently saw (the name of the company that produces them escapes me at this moment...)