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Topic: Trying to date an old Rickenbacher, should I bring flowers? |
Marc Stone
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Louisiana, USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2008 6:49 am |
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but seriously folks...
I've been trying to get some more accurate info on my Rick Model 59. It's a cream crinkle finish with one black volume knob, black p/u (I think 1 1/2" mag), black nut and tuning pegs. Pics are up in the for sale section under "very early Rick Model 59 and matching amp". I'm really thinking about keeping it, the guitar and amp sound great together. Trying to dig up facts on 59s has gotten me curious about the exact chronology of these guitars, so if anyone can help with info, I'd really appreciate it. The s/n is E77.
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Marc |
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Michael Johnstone
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Sylmar,Ca. USA
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Posted 19 Dec 2008 8:48 am
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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2008 7:01 am
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I haven't got the courage yet to open mine up yet. I did hear from this forum that the newspapers often stuffed inside will have the birth date. |
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John Dahms
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Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 21 Dec 2008 8:07 am
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My bet would be 1937.
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Marc Stone
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 22 Dec 2008 12:09 pm
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| hey, thanks for the info guys. i don't think i want to open it up just to see the date on the newspaper. i guess i can safely assume i was correct that it's probably a late 30s. it's got such a cool funky tone, i was having fun with it the other day, almost brought it out on a gig but i think it's time to retire it to house and studio duties only. |
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John Drury
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Gallatin, Tn USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2008 11:33 am
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Whays the old saying?
Treat a Rick like a Ho, and a Ho like a Rick? LMAO!
Seriously, if the magnets are 1 1/4" and it has the tin emblem with the ch in the spelling it should be pre-war.
Post wars I have seen all had smaller magnets and a decal.
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Marc Stone
From:
Louisiana, USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2008 4:30 pm
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Thanks John,
I'm sure it's pre-war. Does anyone know what year Rick introduced the Model 59 and about how many were made in the pre-war years? |
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John Dahms
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Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 26 Dec 2008 5:01 pm
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Everything that I have been able to compile indicates that model 59 was introduced in '37 with serial #'s beginning with E. Silver Hawaiian's began with D, bakelite numbers began wih C except for some very early ones with B numbers. From there back it gets pretty fuzzy with frying pan numbers having B's, A,s or no prefix at different times.
Yours is one of the first 59's. It looks like 500 or so were made in '37, and by '41 somewhere over 3000 had been numbered, probably pretty consecutively but I didn't dig real deep into my info so that's pretty general data.
Why do I know this or care? It's a disease.
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