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I seem to remember someone once posting a description of the process involved in bending a lifted tailpiece back into relative straightness.
Seemed like the key word was "involved"! Very complex, the way this person described it... with heat treatments and clamping and long periods of waiting for the metal to "rest"...
It'd probably be better to buy new (or search out another vintage one...) than to have to jump through all those hoops.
But... hoops to me... is a carnival to another!
Seemed like the key word was "involved"! Very complex, the way this person described it... with heat treatments and clamping and long periods of waiting for the metal to "rest"...
It'd probably be better to buy new (or search out another vintage one...) than to have to jump through all those hoops.
But... hoops to me... is a carnival to another!
haha, i think that might be accurate 
i just ordered some ric strings because i thought i might as well try them out! i'm no ttoo worried about the tail lift unless i notice it getting much worse.
oh yeah, can i join the club (this isn't my pic but i haven't had time to take one yet)
i just ordered some ric strings because i thought i might as well try them out! i'm no ttoo worried about the tail lift unless i notice it getting much worse.oh yeah, can i join the club (this isn't my pic but i haven't had time to take one yet)
also, i'm not sure how to use the mechanical mute...is there a link somewhere that explains it?
Hi, I'm new here. Just browsing through all the gorgeous Rickenbacker basses. The 4080s blow me away every single time I lay my eyes on them. Just an amazing looking guitar. 
I'm attaching some pictures of me playing my '06 Rick 4003 Fireglo, I will add some of it by itself at some point soon.
What a great thread!
I'm attaching some pictures of me playing my '06 Rick 4003 Fireglo, I will add some of it by itself at some point soon.What a great thread!
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My Rick came with the Schaller buttons already on, I had to buy the locking parts for about $10.
Anybody know what kind of finish do 4001's and 4003's have? Like poly or nitro or something else.
I know this has been answered before because I remember reading it here, before I actually had my Ric. However I am not the search ninja I should be. But is it safe to use something like synthetic car wax (not polish, but wax) or touch-up spray (I used to do a lot of auto detailing for extra cash, I'm a huge Zaino fan) to give the finish that extra bit of gleam? Or is there a danger of it seeping into the wood itself and causing problems in the future?
Would something like carnauba wax be any more safe?
Would something like carnauba wax be any more safe?
i tried out the mute thing and it works great! i can see myself using that once in a while. so am i in the club yet or what? my avatar is a picture i took...i can post bigger ones if needed.
my avatar is a picture i took...i can post bigger ones if needed.
Carnauba wax is fine. Rickenbacker polishes guitars at the factory with Turtle Wax 123.
A lot of people at the Ric Forum use a combination of Scratch-X and Zymol to polish their guitars.
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apparently...my 75 ric has no shine at all, except on the fingerboard. And it gets more girls than I do....
Carnauba wax is the recommended polish the ric factory suggests in the owners manual, turtle wax 123. I use it and it works great.
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