bdeclee
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To Hans et. al.,
Rick Neeley, of Rickety Music, found my blog about my F-512 and wrote to say that he has one as well. He sent me the following information about it:
"My F512 is numbered 68866. The number is hand printed on the label. There is no indication of where the guitar was built.
It has the large Grover tuners and thus is extraordinarily top heavy. I noticed the big Guild [at my guitar dealer's shop]. They were shipping it back to the factory. It had come in with a large crack around the back near the waist. I suggested that they fix the crack and make me an offer I couldn't refuse... I think I paid $750 for the guild. I played the 512 professionally until about 1980. I put it away and didn't come back to until 1993. The neck had pulled through the top. This was repaired and it seems to play well, although it's not quite as pretty as before the surgery."
I'm posting the photos that he emailed to me. Note the label is oval, but interestingly, has no location on it - no Westerly, no Hoboken.
Thought you guys would be interested. By the way, the owner's website might be of interest to you -- www.ricketymusic.com.
Cheers,
Barbara
Rick Neeley, of Rickety Music, found my blog about my F-512 and wrote to say that he has one as well. He sent me the following information about it:
"My F512 is numbered 68866. The number is hand printed on the label. There is no indication of where the guitar was built.
It has the large Grover tuners and thus is extraordinarily top heavy. I noticed the big Guild [at my guitar dealer's shop]. They were shipping it back to the factory. It had come in with a large crack around the back near the waist. I suggested that they fix the crack and make me an offer I couldn't refuse... I think I paid $750 for the guild. I played the 512 professionally until about 1980. I put it away and didn't come back to until 1993. The neck had pulled through the top. This was repaired and it seems to play well, although it's not quite as pretty as before the surgery."
I'm posting the photos that he emailed to me. Note the label is oval, but interestingly, has no location on it - no Westerly, no Hoboken.
Thought you guys would be interested. By the way, the owner's website might be of interest to you -- www.ricketymusic.com.
Cheers,
Barbara