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1954 (?) Combo 800 just sold on eBay for $4,249
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:00 pm
by clementc3
I hope this link works:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1954-Rickenback ... true&rt=nc
Sold by "themusiczoo" of Roslyn, NY, $4,249 BIN, it was available for about two hours.
Lots of replacement parts but still pretty cool!
Re: 1954 (?) Combo 800 just sold on eBay for $4,249
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:24 pm
by sloop_john_b
When a seller says "would make a killer slide guitar"...run!
Re: 1954 (?) Combo 800 just sold on eBay for $4,249
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:55 pm
by libratune
clementc3 wrote:
Lots of replacement parts but still pretty cool!
+1. A great price for a first-year Combo 800, original finish.
The neck is bolt-on, so there may be a way to adjust the action.
Re: 1954 (?) Combo 800 just sold on eBay for $4,249
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 9:08 pm
by sixtwentytwelve
The serial number (8C 443) makes it the earliest 1954 800 Combo in the Ric Register by two digits (the next one is 8C 445), and there are only a handful of registered 800 Combos to start with. Not clear from the photos what the situation is with the parts, but the bridge cover, TRC screws and pickguard ought to be easy replacements, and the original case is there. It seems doubtful that many early examples of this model -- let alone first-year 1954 examples -- survived.
Re: 1954 (?) Combo 800 just sold on eBay for $4,249
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:06 pm
by jsm610
I wish I would have seen that one. Looks cool. Odd that the bridge doesn't look to be 'recessed', others I've seen have a slight recess and then a metal surround to hold the cover...
Re: 1954 (?) Combo 800 just sold on eBay for $4,249
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:53 am
by 8mileshigh
You snooze, you lose John!
