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Acoustic Variations
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:01 am
by jsm610
The 'modern' RIC acoustics started in '94ish? But from the photos I've seen they were different that the 2000ish ones, specifically the heel of the guitars (both the 700 and 730) were a different shape.
When did the 'old heel' versions stop and the 'new heel' versions start?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:39 am
by jwilli
John, I can take some pics of my '95 700C and post them. This era was a completely different guitar than the 2000 and newer ones.
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 10:41 am
by jsm610
"I can take some pics of my '95 700C and post them"
Super - we can play 'spot the differences'
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 11:17 am
by jsm610
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:36 pm
by jwilli
Ha ha ha. Uhhh, give until tomorrow to post them. And don't expect magazine quality photos either. ;-0
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 3:32 pm
by jps
Here is the heel on my '01 730/12L
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 3:46 pm
by charlyg
Do those tuning keys look crooked to anyone else, or is it the pix playing tricks?
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:06 pm
by jingle_jangle
The tuning machines are lined up with the outside curved contour of the headstock. This skews the keys.
On guitars with straight edges on their headstocks (Martin, and some from Gretsch and Gibson), there is no need for this sort of elegant improvisation.
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:08 pm
by charlyg
Ah! Thanks Paul!
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:19 pm
by wmthor
The heel on my lefty 730S appears to be the same as Jeffery's. Just a different orientation.
Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:37 pm
by jps
Yeah, the wrong way round!
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 6:28 am
by jsm610
I tried to match Jeff's angle for a comparison shot. Jeff's '01 730 vs. a '00 730:
Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 7:35 am
by wmthor
Here's what mine actually looks like, a little different from the others.
BTW John, I just emailed you a higher resolution pic. Maybe you can resize it for a comparison better than I can
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:54 am
by jsm610
"Uhhh, give until tomorrow to post them"
John! You promised!
" Maybe you can resize it for a comparison better than I can"
Ok: '07 730 LH vs. '00 730
Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2007 8:18 am
by jwilli
ok, 1995 700 C.
