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The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:26 pm
by wittyair
I just picked up this 330......10/84 build date. I thought it was white but it is amazingly
uniform in color....even under the pick guard ( although a bit darker under there ). You
don't suppose it's hargelb yellow, do you??
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:54 pm
by jingle_jangle
Craig, my own impression of Harngelb, from descriptions I've read, is something like this:
- harngelb.jpg (12.83 KiB) Viewed 4783 times
Just an impression, however. Yours seems too subtle...
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:29 pm
by collin
Yeah, I think yours may be simply mellowed slighty-yellowed (hey, that rhymed--dig it, Donovan!) white.
Funny that it would somewhat yellow under the pickguard.
From what I understand, the Ric white color was never super crisp "Olympic" white. White has huge spectrum of shades, too.
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:33 pm
by wittyair
Paul.....thanks for that color sample......it's pretty close to what's
under the pickguard and TRC. I'll try to get a good shot of it.
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 3:37 pm
by wittyair
Looks kinda close, no?
This guitar is definitely a yellow guitar and not an aged white one. How
does one tell if it's a refin?
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 4:57 pm
by jdogric12
The spacer appears to be painted that yellow color too... I guess refin, not harngelb. Sorry Craig!
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 5:14 pm
by wittyair
Hey....it's still a pretty cool guitar......Rics look nice in yellow!!
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:34 pm
by scotty
Nice 330 Craig congratulations.That one is my favourite in your ever growing RIC arsenal.Gotta give the man a hand his RICs are the envy on the RRF.Although never let it be said that i liked the Seaweedglo.Lovely instrument enjoy that one..
A Scotsman never lets it lie. 
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:32 pm
by collin
wow----I was way wrong, that is most definitley yellow!
Most yellowed whites look the other way around with the TRC off.
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:37 pm
by sloop_john_b
I disagree, this is an aged white guitar. I've seen several examples that yellowed more underneath the pickguard/TRC.
Harngelb was, as I recall, limited to 650's and the run was somewhat recent.
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:41 pm
by tmossman
wittyair wrote:Hey....it's still a pretty cool guitar......Rics look nice in yellow!!
I think so too...
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 7:56 pm
by jingle_jangle
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:04 pm
by jps
Not only that, but it must be magnetic or anti gravity or something.
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 10:05 pm
by jps
Ross, are you bringing that to Cleveburg?
Re: The elusive Harngelb yellow???
Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 6:45 am
by jdogric12
How about that elusive painted spacer?
