Colored Cover Plates on a Ricky Panda?

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James Knox
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Colored Cover Plates on a Ricky Panda?

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Is this an “Art Attempt” some previous owners whim, or did Rickenbacker have a Special Factory Run?

Anybody ever see one of these Pandas in the wild?
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Definitely the work of an owner, not the factory.
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George Macdonald
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colored Rick plates

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I bought the "blue" Rick from a pawn shop in Fullerton Calif about 1970. The panels are made of a cellulose material, not metal.
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Bonus points if they wired it with the guts of this:
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Re: colored Rick plates

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George Macdonald wrote:Image Image

I bought the "blue" Rick from a pawn shop in Fullerton Calif about 1970. The panels are made of a cellulose material, not metal.
I like it, blue plate special!
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The Bronson versions of the Panda had copper colored plates but that's about all the color I've ever seen on one...

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David Ball wrote:The Bronson versions of the Panda had copper colored plates but that's about all the color I've ever seen on one...

Dave
What are the Bronson versions?
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Bronson Melody King--made by Rickenbacher for the Bronson Music Company. Brown bakelite bodies and copper colored plates:

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love the knobs on the Bronson !
Charles 'Skip' Stange
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Wow, that Bronson is a Beauty!
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I like the original style but the Bronson is a looker for sure...it reminds me of Chuck Moore's curly koa version which is amazing!

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Yes, amazing!

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