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production totals of 2nd generation F-series?
Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:52 pm
by casinoman
I know this is tough, but there must me some educated guesses here. Just trying to figure out how rare these guitars actually are. I suppose that the finish ranking would be fireglo, mapleglo and jetglo, with the majority of the guitars being 6-strings? Would a combined total of all versions of 100 instruments sound too much?
Re: production totals of 2nd generation F-series?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 1:08 am
by xcoyle
The smith book list 15 six strings made for 1968, no real info for other years or 12s. So I think there are 57 jelly beans in the jar total.
Re: production totals of 2nd generation F-series?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 3:01 am
by casinoman
well, aehm, yes, the Smith book.....
Re: production totals of 2nd generation F-series?
Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 5:17 am
by admin
Over ten years of searching the Register has found 17 F models in total dating from 1966-1969. Our data has consistently been an understimate of the number of Rickenbackers produced and as such I do not think a total number of 100 is unreasonable. Our sample suggests that a number of "second generation F models" were produced in 1969.