Possible to ID a Rickenfaker?

[Stoffmister]

Greetings from Sweden!

 

A friend of mine happened to buy a Rickenfaker this weekend. Is it possible to determine a maker? He describes that the neck is good quality but tuners and pick guard are of the cheapest possible sort. (I haven't seen it my self).

 

All the best!

[BlueMoon]

Not sure what it is.....but, it isn't a Greco. 

[pete.young]

I'm not an expert, but it looks like a Shaftesbury to me.

[Stoffmister]

Thank you very much both of you! For the time being I will tell my friend to investigate the Shaftesbury trail. 🙂

[JPJ]

If I remember correctly, the Shaftsbury’s were bolt on necks?

[Stoffmister]

I don't think so? Look at this one that my friend found, doesn't it look like a neck through?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/644756101568102/

 

[pete.young]

I think the Japanese made ones were neck through. Not sure about the ones made by Eko. I was looking at the tuners and hardware.

 

Anyhoo, I'm well out of my depth here. @Bassassin and @prowla , can you help the nice man please?

[prowla]

3 hours ago, JPJ said:

If I remember correctly, the Shaftsbury’s were bolt on necks?

I've only seen neck-thru Shaftys.

 

2 hours ago, Stoffmister said:

I don't think so? Look at this one that my friend found, doesn't it look like a neck through?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/644756101568102/

 

Yep - the bolt-on Japanese ones didn't have the skunk stripe through the body.

 

2 hours ago, pete.young said:

I think the Japanese made ones were neck through. Not sure about the ones made by Eko. I was looking at the tuners and hardware.

 

Anyhoo, I'm well out of my depth here. @Bassassin and @prowla , can you help the nice man please?

I don't think Eko (Italy) did 4001 copies?

[prowla]

3 hours ago, pete.young said:

I'm not an expert, but it looks like a Shaftesbury to me.

A tell for the Shaftys (and other Chushin Gakki ones, I think) is the slightly translucent pickguards.

[fretmeister]

New member. 3 posts...

 

Nice try Mr Hall, I see you!

 

 

 

[pete.young]

1 hour ago, prowla said:

I don't think Eko (Italy) did 4001 copies?

 

I don't know whether they did or not. I think they made various copies in the early 70s for Rose Morris, but not which ones. I'm not an expert.