RICKENCOUNTER OF THE FIRST KIND

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 8:51 am

The remodel of my workshop and office is nearing completion this week, after a month of being displaced...

While the carpenters, drywall guys, painters, electricians, and other tradesmen were doing their thing, I decided to make a counter for the pass-through between my secretary's office and my own.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/cardesnr99/counter1.jpg

My inspiration was my 660-12 and its beautiful Montezuma Brown finish with (of course) its trademark checkerboard binding. The rounded portion is in my office.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v331/cardesnr99/counter2.jpg

The cool streamlined pencil sharpener is a replica of a 1936 Raymond Loewy design, made by David Melvin, one of my instructors, from a sketch I gave him.

admin · Post by **admin** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:00 am

The ties that bind, Paul. Nicely done.

joepee · Post by **joepee** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 9:07 am

That is too cool, Paul.

That looks like it must be last year's desk. And that binding is already a bit yellowed???

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 10:19 am

Thanks, Peter...

It was last year's Counter COY, Joe. Yellowed binding was standard.

paulv63 · Post by **paulv63** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 1:14 pm

I wonder how it plays...

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:20 pm

Aw gee...... my desk at home needs a refin. What inspiration!! Love the retro pencil sharpener, too!!

So when do you change the front of the airconditioning unit to look like a "toaster", Paul?

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:29 pm

I tried tuning it, Paul, but it's still real flat...

Aitch, the toughest part was finding the 2" thick checkerboard binding...

...and bending it.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:32 pm

Har! (to use your terminology).

I was going to refin or build a guitar this coming spring and summer, but the desk's just picked up the gig!!

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:42 pm

Aitch, the counter is flat (as I've already noted), but the pencil sharpener is...

...chrome.

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:11 pm

Somewhere in the middle, then, eh?

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:28 am

Amazing counter! We really need something like that in our lobby. But Fireglo maybe.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:28 am

OK. And it must be fireglo, I agree...

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:28 am

White or gold pickguard?

ozover50 · Post by **ozover50** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:27 am

Gold!!

bigbajo60 · Post by **bigbajo60** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:47 am

If there is a possibility of making a "Receptionists' Counter" for the RIC offices, wouldn't it make more sense to make that counter in the shape of a Rickenbacker headstock, complete with a simulated "TRC" inlaid into the surface?

That kind of reception area feature would be a knock-out IMO!