It seems the tunes were switched out and in doing so they drilled a few holes thru the top of the headstock and mounted them using machine screws with a nut on the back side of the tuner mount. The posts on the new tuners are a bit smaller than the originals as there is a decent gap arount the tuner shaft.
The case is in rough shape but still functions.
It is not the prettiest guitar, but it does perform. I bought this on the forum a few years back, I thoght about robbing the pickups out of it, but did not have the heart to do so. The pickups are worth the asking price alone.
Asking $600 plus shipping.
Now there is a sweet spot in my heart for that guitar..I was on the Island of Guam,during my 4 years in the U.S. Air, Force..There several times, In 1954 I was in the town of Agana. found a large building there that served as a general merchandice type, sort of a Wallmart of it`s day..Found not one, but two, Rickenbacker lap steels in there..a single & a double eight.I bought the double, & brought it home with me..An electrical friend of mine installed a "Shotgun" switch on it for me..Then I could get all that "crashbar" stuff on there like Speedy West.
