I've been meaning to post this a lot sooner, but with a crazy schedule this summer, I'm just getting around to even playing it.
The original silver plates were beat up with some extra holes where someone did some "drill" practicing. Because of some stripped screw holes, two of the plates didn't fit right and would make a vibration noise when playing the guitar. Also, one plate was missing.
I've always been a fan of the white plates against the black bakelite, so opted for white to replace the silvers. In person they are a brilliant snow white.
At this past TSGA convention, Georgeboards had some Koa wood and White replacement plates at their vendor booth. So I finally decided to give my Richenbacher a "face lift".
The bridge was slightly off too, which George fixed for me. All in all, I couldn't be happier with the finished product! The plates look great. I only wish I could sound like Jerry Byrd when playing it!
Here's a link to a post where George explains about the plates, with some pics he took of it back in April...
http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=233934
If you need new plates to spruce up your old Bakelite, I can highly reccomend these. They are laser etched for that perfect fit!!!
As George would say, you "gotta love It!"
