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I'm looking for a Rickenbacker post-war B-8 tailpiece. they were used on the D-8s also.
I have an extra B-6 tail piece but it's not really what I need to complete the project.
Please send me a message if you have this part. thanks

FXP

I'm looking for the following items : Rickenbacker B-8 tailpiece. Case for mid 30's national "Horseshoe Crab" lap steel. case for mid 30's Supro Frying pan guitar.

THanks

FXP

I just finished putting my 1946 Rickenacher B-6 together. with the 1 1/4 pickup. The issues were the pots and cap. Some genius had wired the pickup directly to the output jack. The volume pot was a non original non fuctional 50k pot and the tone was a 250K, looking original but hard to tell. The cap...

Tom —I understand your concern. Bear in mind that if you make the fretboards cream colored to simulate Aged plastic from UV light, they will further darken yellow over time. It’s a catch 22, you want to make them look like they will fit with original paint, but then again everything ages and yellows...

I looked at the pots on my B6 and am trying to determine if they are original or not. The volume pot is an IRC with the numbers stamped on it " I®C 6151058 50000 ohms. this pot is about the standard "modern" size pot. the tone pot is larger with the CTS on the bakelite face. numbers t...

Mike -- all that looks really good. I like the red with the white fretboards.

I saw the ZB S-10 made from the D-10 but don't see the 2nd ZB.

Would you have a Spare finger cap? I just need the one to complete ZB D-10.

any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Francis Pavy

I just bought a post war b-6 and have some questions. First the metal plates look like they were never painted or chromed. They are bare metal and have a light coating of rust. After taking them off, the bottoms of the plates are rust free but also bare metal. Are the panda Bear ones painted or fire...

I'm looking at Richie Dell's Obituary --It says He was an accomplished steel guitarist, touring with Charlie Pride, Roy Clark, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens and many other country musicians. also a body guard fr President Eisenhower. Full Obituary here: Richard E. ?Richie? Dell Sr., 77, of Midland, Texas...

Greg Thanks for the Information!

A crouple of shots of the ZB D-10 -- serial #1103, I'd appreciate
any info dates of manufacture place of manufacture, etc,,,,,

I'm working on my ZB D-10 and the only part I'm missing is the finger cap,
Picture enclosed. I've located all the other parts but need this.
Anybody have one of these for ZB?




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Is there a special procedure to post photos? I can't seem to drag and drop from my computer.

Eric - I thought If i had to I would get one made, my nephew owns a
machine shop. But of course If i can find the correct part that's a
different story.

Thanks


FXP

1938 Ephiphone Electar Lap steel
1954 Fender Champion lap steel
1957 Rickenbacker D-8 console steel

HI folks --newbie to the forum. I just bought a ZB D-10 serial number #1103. It's missing a finger tip -- the chrome part that the string rides on , on top of the finger. and the pedal rods. It came with 2 pedal rods but they do not fit on the pedals well and fall off. Other than that it needs to be...