Rickresource Rickenbacker Forum

Well, it's been a few months. Not there yet, but well, I couldn't wait...
The clearcoat will go on shortly....

Looking good! What a rare bird that is!
I can"t wait to see the end product.

John! That looks great! Nice to see a 21 fretter brought back to its original glory!

Thanks:-)
The Fireglo helps to hide the repairs very nicely.
It was a hard choice given that it was Mapleglo, but the
imperfections really would have stood out.

very nice,what did it look like before

Looking good! Can't wait to see it when it's all assembled.

walker wrote:Looking good! Can't wait to see it when it's all assembled.

+1!

glking14 wrote:very nice,what did it look like before

It was a stripped carcass. There are some pics in the register. I set some other parts on for look.
It was MG, but it had some issues.
DiMarzio J Bass pups were in it and the screws went through the back...ugh!
A chunk of wood was missing from behind the peghead with a piece glued in...
The neck was lifting from routing the cavity deeper, as well as all ready being iffy from being so close to the rim.The position of the cavity was part
of how I determined that it is an earlier one. On the few examples in the register, the neck pup cavity is about 1/4" further from the rim as well as a binding
end cap on the finger board. This one doesn't have the end cap, and the cavity is scary close to the rim.
It could even be a '69 for all I know, but I promised the owner of the one '69 that I wouldn't assume mine being earlier LOL!

So a few things all fixable in the right hands. (Jack Pimemtel in Puyallup WA.)

What is the time frame for 21-fretters?

1970-71 with odd specials turning up. http://www.rickresource.com/register/ga ... =0&month=0

As best that I can tell, 21 fretters ended about March '71 and the binding on the end of the fretboard showed up between Jan & Feb of '71.

Seans wrote:1970-71 with odd specials turning up. http://www.rickresource.com/register/ga ... =0&month=0

IMO, that '74 should have a note that the 21st fret was added.

teeder wrote:As best that I can tell, 21 fretters ended about March '71 and the binding on the end of the fretboard showed up between Jan & Feb of '71.

That's interesting Kev, never noticed that.

teeder wrote:

Seans wrote:1970-71 with odd specials turning up. http://www.rickresource.com/register/ga ... =0&month=0

IMO, that '74 should have a note that the 21st fret was added.

...jepp, I count Jingle-Jangle guilty as he installed it and myself guilty if it is not mentioned properly.

teeder wrote:

Seans wrote:1970-71 with odd specials turning up. http://www.rickresource.com/register/ga ... =0&month=0

IMO, that '74 should have a note that the 21st fret was added.

Agreed. Not that I want to rain on any one's parade, but since that one is not a true 21r, it should not be listed as such.
It should rightly be a "Mod".