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"This is one of 2 checkerboard bound lefty 4001's ever made in mapleglo, according to the Rickenbacker ledger."

Anyone have a link or info on this 'ledger'?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-1971-RI ... 626wt_1181

Perhaps the seller is referring to the Richard Smith data.

boy, those knob positions are way off !!!

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:boy, those knob positions are way off !!!

No kidding. There on the wrong side of the guitar.

Too funny..........Ron that was one of your best observations to date.

Halbert wrote:

BAD RONBO, KiLLeR DWaRfS wrote:boy, those knob positions are way off !!!

No kidding. There on the wrong side of the guitar.

They look like they're on the front to me...

admin wrote:Perhaps the seller is referring to the Richard Smith data.

Is any of that data available for posting without upsetting anyone too much?

FWIW-
John Hall pretty much laid it out for me when he explained how "off" the totals are in Richard Smith's book.
He told me that even he doesn't know the production totals.
We were discussing a '65, so maybe by the early '70s, things were different.

That said, the 4001's from '71 are very rare, and multiply by the n'th degree when it's a lefty.

Wait a minute...
Richard Smith's totals only go to 1968...

Where am I anyway. Which one of you is the mailman?

So I guess the Rickenbacker Register here is the most extensive info available....

johnnysain wrote:

admin wrote:Perhaps the seller is referring to the Richard Smith data.

Is any of that data available for posting without upsetting anyone too much?

I don't know if I'm allowed to link to sites that sell books but the ledger is available in this excellent book about Rickenbacker's history:

http://www.amazon.com/Rickenbacker-Rich ... 0931759153

It is a good resource with great photos but take the numbers with a grain of salt.

Links to sites, is certainly acceptable. Links to discussion forums is, however, against our rules. Your sensitivity is, as always, much appreciated.

admin wrote:Links to sites, is certainly acceptable. Links to discussion forums is, however, against our rules. Your sensitivity is, as always, much appreciated.