I wonder who thought of that, I bet Rick is the only company that had a saxophone strap hole.westtexasred wrote:Its for a saxophone straptreehousecollections wrote: I can't remember what the hole is on the back of the 850.
Rickenbacker 850
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treehousecollections
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Very possibly true.
The hole is positioned at the center of balance of the instrument, so it hangs neither neck nor body heavy. On my own '56 Combo 400 (according to the serial number, it is the 88th solid body Rickenbacker ever made!), the back of the guitar's body was clad with friction material. This was to keep the guitar from swivelling while playing, which of course isn't a problem with a traditional two-pin strap. This friction material appears to have been upholsterers' horse hair treated with glue and/or stiff enamel paint.
I changed it to flocking on a separate, removable panel. This is also a correct treatment, though it came into use later in the year. The horse hair is nasty feeling and looking; the flocked panel is much neater and cleaner.
Above is the original horse hair.
Below the flocked anti-slip treatment and the front of the restored instrument:
The hole is positioned at the center of balance of the instrument, so it hangs neither neck nor body heavy. On my own '56 Combo 400 (according to the serial number, it is the 88th solid body Rickenbacker ever made!), the back of the guitar's body was clad with friction material. This was to keep the guitar from swivelling while playing, which of course isn't a problem with a traditional two-pin strap. This friction material appears to have been upholsterers' horse hair treated with glue and/or stiff enamel paint.
I changed it to flocking on a separate, removable panel. This is also a correct treatment, though it came into use later in the year. The horse hair is nasty feeling and looking; the flocked panel is much neater and cleaner.
Above is the original horse hair.
Below the flocked anti-slip treatment and the front of the restored instrument:
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treehousecollections
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I have seen your guitar quite a few times before I think. I don't think there could be another like her. Do you remember someone asking you to take the pickguard off and check the pot numbers? It was either yours or one much like it and was probably a little past this time last year. I was tracking my guitar trying to figure out where she belonged. I have a hundred or more emails from all over the world that helped pin mine down. I will dig it all out and post it soon. It is an interesting story. I really like the color. they sure went a ways on the horns didn't they. It almost looks like a the profile of a bulls head looking straight down on it. The crested wave horns and then the 850 and current. Not the right order.desertan wrote:Very possibly true.
The hole is positioned at the center of balance of the instrument, so it hangs neither neck nor body heavy. On my own '56 Combo 400 (according to the serial number, it is the 88th solid body Rickenbacker ever made!), the back of the guitar's body was clad with friction material. This was to keep the guitar from swivelling while playing, which of course isn't a problem with a traditional two-pin strap. This friction material appears to have been upholsterers' horse hair treated with glue and/or stiff enamel paint.
I changed it to flocking on a separate, removable panel. This is also a correct treatment, though it came into use later in the year. The horse hair is nasty feeling and looking; the flocked panel is much neater and cleaner.
Above is the original horse hair.
Below the flocked anti-slip treatment and the front of the restored instrument: