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What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 12:12 pm
by rshatz
For those few of you interested in Rick lap steel ancient history.
http://cgi.ebay.com/1934-Rickenbacker-R ... 230487ab29
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 4:36 pm
by admin
Richard: This is not an A-22 but a model B.
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Thu Dec 24, 2009 5:57 pm
by rshatz
Peter is right, but what's wrong with the Model B?
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 4:00 am
by radioactive
Looks like it's an early B model, maybe '37 that's been re-necked with a later '40s post-war neck.
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2009 11:38 am
by rshatz
That's very close.
Postwar neck on a 35-37 body.
In 37 a tone control appeared on the bass side.
I'm still impressed that someone got that so quickly.
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 8:57 pm
by rshatz
OK,
This Ebay auction is getting more interesting than I thought it would.
Am I missing something?
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 1:56 am
by radioactive
So what was the final verdict on what's wrong with this lapsteel, is it a parts guitar, or something other?
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 11:58 am
by rshatz
It definitelly is a post war logo on the headstock.
The tuners photographed in the case are original to the early Bakelites.
I think those machines had narrower shafts and wouldn't fit the post war headstocks without drilling.
They are also very rare, hence the most likely reason for the high (IMO) winning bid for this parted together lap steel.
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:00 pm
by radioactive
Yeah, those are rare tuners, seven sided fine pot metal, I've been looking for a Bass side one for Richard Bennett for 4 years now, without any luck.
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 8:46 pm
by rshatz
radioactive wrote:Yeah, those are rare tuners, seven sided fine pot metal, I've been looking for a Bass side one for Richard Bennett for 4 years now, without any luck.
Four years, huh. I think I have one. I'll check
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Fri Jan 22, 2010 4:44 am
by radioactive
rshatz wrote:radioactive wrote:Yeah, those are rare tuners, seven sided fine pot metal, I've been looking for a Bass side one for Richard Bennett for 4 years now, without any luck.
Four years, huh. I think I have one. I'll check
That would be outstanding.
http://www.richard-bennett.com/
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Sat Jan 23, 2010 7:27 pm
by rshatz
I have one.
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:15 am
by radioactive
That's good news, if convenient for you, I'll send you a PM, please let me know. Thanks, Robert
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:53 pm
by rshatz
PM is ideal.
Re: What's wrong with this picture?
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:47 pm
by rshatz
Photos sent via PM, but I thought some others might like to know what we're talking about.
