| Author | Message | ||
     Kevin Kuney (Krick) Senior Member Username: Krick Post Number: 128 Registered: 05-2002 Posted From: 207.91.212.254 |
Look at the headstock! Opinions? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7321562077 | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1951 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.23.164.148 |
Wow. My first thought was "converted 6", but the headstock is about 3/4" longer than a 6. Nickel-plated tuning machines, interspersed with chrome plated banjo tuners points to a worker-built guitar, not necessarily a factory prototype. Something hinky about the TRC, too...the lettering looks off but the pics are too tiny to tell. "Factory doesn't want to talk about it" is an interesting embellishment. Anyone else? | ||
| Bob Belloff (Belloff) Senior Member Username: Belloff Post Number: 315 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 67.85.191.150 |
What in the bloody hell? | ||
| Dean Mentjes (Dean712) Senior Member Username: Dean712 Post Number: 244 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 69.220.192.65 |
Yikes!! Dicey... Does it pass the sniff test? Would need more info. Dissing the Ric factory in the initial advertisement is a big stinkbomb. Would you buy a used car here? | ||
| Graham Griffiths (8mileshigh) Senior Member Username: 8mileshigh Post Number: 265 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 62.164.178.63 |
It reminds me of the strange Richard Thompson Ricky......  I still don't think it's genuine. | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1960 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 24.23.164.148 |
God, was Richard ever that young and smooth? And--who shot out the lights? | ||
| John Williams (Jwilli) Senior Member Username: Jwilli Post Number: 898 Registered: 04-2002 Posted From: 24.88.72.49 |
I'd want clear closeup pics of the headstock, front and back. The heel is square. The answer awaits in the company logs. :-) | ||
| Graham Griffiths (8mileshigh) Senior Member Username: 8mileshigh Post Number: 267 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 82.163.138.230 |
I'm not too sure about the ric o sound pic. Serial number looks odd? Stereo output? and the binding too white. Could be just the pic but I feel uneasy about this one. | ||
| Stan Castles (Buzfluhart) Senior Member Username: Buzfluhart Post Number: 567 Registered: 06-2004 Posted From: 64.207.69.29 |
According to the RIC site is was made in May '64 | ||
| paul wilczynski (Jingle_jangle) Senior Member Username: Jingle_jangle Post Number: 1962 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 63.193.9.8 |
Or at least the jack plate was. |
