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Gerald Ross


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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 5:48 am    
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Last week I get a phone call from a local musician friend of mine. He tells me that he just got a Bakelite Rickenbacker and would like to get together to learn some basics of C6.

He comes over last night carrying a 1930's era very clean black hardshell case. He opens the case, and inside is a MINT condition 1935 Bakelite Rick seven string - all original! We plug it in and it has "the sound". He also got an original Black Rajah bar in the deal. The guitar even came with the original hang tags. I scanned them for you all to see.

Damn!!! I thought I knew where every Bakelite Rick within 100 miles was. My friend is a very good swing/jazz guitarist, he deserves the guitar and will do well with it. I convinced him to come to Joliet in October!



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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'



CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
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[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 15 March 2006 at 01:06 PM.]
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Randy Reeves


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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 5:56 am    
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wow. I ddnt think things like that happened anymore.
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George Manno

 

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chicago
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 6:57 am    
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good karma follows good people

GM
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Andy Sandoval


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Bakersfield, California, USA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 7:09 am    
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That's awesome!
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Mitch Druckman


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Arizona, USA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 7:19 am    
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Gerald, did you get any kind of story about how your friend got the guitar? Where was it originally purchased and who did it belong to? It must have had only one previous owner if it's that clean. A piece of history.
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Gerald Ross


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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 7:25 am    
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No story. He just got the guitar locally from some guy in the metro Detroit area.

The guitar is definitely a little old lady-only played it in church on Sunday type of guitar. CLEAN CLEAN CLEAN.

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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'



CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association

[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 15 March 2006 at 10:50 AM.]
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Bob Stone


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Gainesville, FL, USA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 7:57 am    
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Incredible! Not affected by temperature, eh? That's news.

Thanks for posting this Gerald.
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Andy Volk


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Boston, MA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 8:29 am    
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Thanks for the pics, Gerald. I've never seen these before. Cool.
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HowardR


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N.Y.C.-Fire Island-Asheville
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 10:37 am    
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The original warranty gets filled out and sent to Ray Montee......
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Gerald Ross


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Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 10:55 am    
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My favorite line in the warranty is:

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The body and neck are molded from material of 5000 pounds tensile strength per square inch....


Sounds like the Rick can take a lot of wear, tear and abuse, eh?

There was another hang tag in the case. I didn't scan it in. It read:

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This warranty will be rendered null and void if the guitar is snatched from your hands at 3AM and "caressed" by Duke Ching's fingerpicks





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Gerald Ross
'Northwest Ann Arbor, Michigan's King Of The Hawaiian Steel Guitar'



CEO, CIO, CFO - UkeTone Records
Gerald's Fingerstyle Guitar Website
Board of Directors Hawaiian Steel Guitar Association

[This message was edited by Gerald Ross on 15 March 2006 at 02:57 PM.]
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Bill Creller

 

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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
Post  Posted 15 Mar 2006 8:26 pm    
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Gerald; I think the tag you didn't scan had more truth that the others.
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Don Kona Woods


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Hawaiian Kama'aina
Post  Posted 16 Mar 2006 12:14 am    
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Hey Gerald,

This is making me drool!!!

Howsa about scanning the guitar next time?

Aloha,
Don

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Jim Phelps

 

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Mexico City, Mexico
Post  Posted 16 Mar 2006 3:44 am    
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Wow....I am envious, but it sounds like it's in the right hands.

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