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Topic: black and white six string Richenbacher? |
Phill Martin
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Whitewater Kansas, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2008 8:50 pm |
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Whats a black and white panda 1940's six string Richenbacher worth in good condition?
thanks |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 6:56 am
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| 800 bucks seems to an average. When you say 40s, it could be a pre or post war. The "T" logo plate on the headstock would make it a post war. Some of the pre and early war-time bakelites had white plastic covers instead of steel covers, which are somewhat brittle . |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 11:42 am Prices on eBay are some misleading..............
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A little over one year ago, I paid a music store in this area $580.00 for a T-Logo in great condition with good case and the guy even thro-in a Rickenbacher amp. It hummmms but doesn't play but don't think it should take much to get it back on line.
I paid $450.00 for another two years ago; with good case.
Some of these models have been really inflated, price wise. While some consider the post war models to be inferior to the pre-war, my experience suggests both are very good. It's how you set them up and how YOU play them. I recorded with one of each a couple of years ago and at this time, I cannot tell the difference. |
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Phill Martin
From:
Whitewater Kansas, USA
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Bill Creller
From:
Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 1:16 pm
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| If you can't find one locally like Ray did, you will likely pay more from Ebay. Those show up for sale at the Hawaiian steel club's conventions sometimes. |
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Phill Martin
From:
Whitewater Kansas, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 1:32 pm
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| I'll have to get out and look around I have a D-6 Ricky post war 1.25 mags on it. They seem to be a little weak I've contacted Rick A. to see what he would charge to give the whole lap a tune up. I had sent him my National Newyorker and he did a superchager on the mags and it is much better than before. How rare are the 1.5 mag prewar Rickys? |
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Ray Montee
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Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 4:16 pm How rare?.............
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During recent weeks, they've had several B-6 and a couple of B-7's on eBay. They come-up in clusters of available units. Then we go thro' a dry spell and it's like there are no more but alas, they start popping up once again.
I'm not referring to the tan, gray, black or silver metal models.
As I recall, a couple of Panda's went for over $1,200 during the past year. |
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Phill Martin
From:
Whitewater Kansas, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 5:23 pm
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Reconsidering what I would like to have would be a pre war with the 1.5 inch horse shoes. Since I do have a d-6 in the silver grey color, I'll wait and shop around for a prewar.
I'm going to send my d6 off to Rick A. and have him go through it and hotrod it by rejucing the pickups, and fix anything eles that he feels needs to be done. |
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Ron Whitfield
From:
Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 5:44 pm
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That one went for the basic going Ebay price.
Since you're shooting for a six string bakelite, I'd suggest trying for a pre-war, as they usually do have a substantial difference in tone from the later issue. Both good, but the old ones are awesome sounding. You could cheat and get an complete and original wiring harness from an old one an pop it into a post-war to get THAT sound.
But being lucky like Ray  is the way to go!
Per Bill's comment, the bakelite's with the plastic covers, especially with the semi risers under the V/T knobs are usually the best sounding, as they were often used at the NAMM guitar shows of the day and Rickenbacker brought the top sounding pieces.
Per your D6, try using an outboard equalizer in front of your amp. It'll help super charge the tone to more of what you probably are looking for, certainly after you get it back from RA. |
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Phill Martin
From:
Whitewater Kansas, USA
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Posted 26 Aug 2008 6:04 pm
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| I got rid of all my pedals and went with the new line 6 m13 and a zoom computer base pedal. I had Rick redo my newyorker and the sound was night and day between the before hand and afterwards. I think I'm just getting gas again and need to learn to wait around for the right lap, would like a eight string prewar ricky so that narrows it down quite abit and like you said get one that went to a show of its day. |
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