Re: Rickenbacker Bass

On Jan 31, 3:14 pm, "David Axt" <daxtATpacifierDOTcom> wrote:
"T McCoskery" <tjmccnos...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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Do you have a contact number or address for him?

"Fletch" <geoffarn...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Jan 31, 10:31 am, "T McCoskery" <tjmccnos...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I went on the Seattle Luthier web site and about him it states "Since
1972,
finishing, fretting, inlaying, electronics, vintage restorations,
duplicating out-of-production parts. No longer doing repairs, but glad
to
share knowledge."

So, looks like sending it to him is not an option. Nontheless, I shall
email
him with my query.

Thanks much!

"Fletch" <geoffarn...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message

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On Jan 31, 9:25 am, "T McCoskery" <tjmccnos...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have an older Rick that belongs to a friend. When it is played, the
strings hit against the rear pickup poles (if that is the proper
term).

I could lower the pickup, but I noticed that the front pup poles were
even,
about 1/16" raised from the pup body, but equal in height. On the
rear
pickup, the outside (E, G) poles are about the same height as the
front
poles, but the inside (A, D) are about 1/4" raised above the pickup
body.

I am wondering if the poles are adjustable and/or if this is how it
came
from the factory. My friend does not know.

The neck relief is OK, but the bridge is way high. Before I muck with
it
and
lower the bridge, I figured I would see about the pickups before I
started
tweaking.

Can any of you guys help me out??

Thanks

Tom McCoskery

Yes... Do the following.

Google Mark Arnquist and then have him set the bloody thing up
properly. Mark used to work at Rickenbacker and recommended certain
changes in the process, which John Hall, the owner, promptly ignored
-- to this very day -- and produced a product that can play well
enough, but will play better if set up properly.

Mark will fix everything that is wrong with it, without removing
anything. But he may recommend replacing the bridge as is often the
case with people who own Ricky's.

Yes, it will cost you shop time, but it will be worth it, believe me.
It WILL be worth every penny.

--Fletch

No, Mark does still work on guitars because he works on mine and my
bass player's guitars. It's just that he isn't soliciting any longer,
but if a referral comes along, he will always consider the source and
do the work.

Badass bridges fit very well as a replacement, often a drop in affair
with little difficulty adjusting.

--Fletch

Mark Arnquist
5700 Ann Arbor Ave NE
Seattle, WA 98105-2118
arnqu...@xxxxxxxxxxx

(206) 420-1639

A word of caution. Mark is very good, but very slow. If you don't
negotiate a deadline he will have your stuff forever. He has had my stuff
for a very long time.

Interesting. I usually have a two week turn around. Never longer than
a month.

If you don't indicate a preferred turn around, yeah, he will assume
you're in no hurry. But if you call or write him and request a
reasonable turn around, he'll deliver.

The nice thing here is that he doesn't care who you are, how famous
you are, he prioritizes on need (or requested deliver date) and those
instruments get the attention first.

Conversely, people have left stuff with him for over ten years and he
has held on to it. He is still waiting on the owners to return and
claim their guitars.

--Fletch
.

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