Please help

[gasket]

Having trouble finding a tuner for my wife's 1980 Rickenbacker 620/12.
I suspect the photos should ID it.
I'd happily buy one tuner or if necessary a set of 6 or even 12.
Better still, now that I've pulled it apart a worm shaft with knob would be even better.
Anybody have one or can point me to a supplier?
Possible another brand could be broken up and shaft interchanged?
I'm thinking laterally here!

 

[Inspector #20]

Kluson Deluxe Double Line Tuners :: Treb Side :: 1965 :: Gibson or Martin acoustic :: Slot headstock

 

[gasket]

Robert, thanks for that link.
The boy from the Florida swamp (some say he traded his grandmother for a $100 Epi LesPaul) has secured the tuner and some other stuff I'm after.
The Tone Rooms mafia working together

 

[smitty_p]

Seriously, gasket. You shouldn't expect your wife to use her Rick to hit you on the head.

See what happened? She busted her tuner on your noggin!

You really should supply her with something more appropriate to the task, such as a golf club!

 

[eSGEe]

Robert, thanks for that link.
The boy from the Florida swamp (some say he traded his grandmother for a $100 Epi LesPaul) has secured the tuner and some other stuff I'm after.
The Tone Rooms mafia working together

It was 250.00 Epi THunderbird to be exact..... and she wasnt REALLY my Grandmother --just a little old lady I helped across the street ---and into his Rickety van.......hey it was a REALLY NICE Thunderbird.......flipped it for a .......crap dont remeber

 

[gasket]

Seriously, gasket. You shouldn't expect your wife to use her Rick to hit you on the head.

See what happened? She busted her tuner on your noggin!

You really should supply her with something more appropriate to the task, such as a golf club!

Twas a sad story how the tuner broke.
Firstly the guitar hanging on wall decided it was time for the tailpiece to break (old age, just let go in the middle of the night).
Couple of days later I put a thick beach towel onto our glass top dining room table and lay the Rickey carefully on the towel. Before I start a clean up service I go to make a coffee. My granddaughter runs into the room closely followed by my BIG bonehead dog who decides to grab the towel and make it a chasing game for the granddaughter. One 1980 620/12 crashed to the tile floor, one broken tuner shaft and a small chip to the headstock #$@%

 

[gasket]

The Swamp Boy and I are looking for one of these ...



Rickenbacker R tailpiece bracket Chrome.
Part No 01112
Thin on the ground!

 

[DonP]

eSGEe has already PM'd me about this. I can get hold of that for you in the UK and send it. Send me a PM and we'll get together to sort out details.

 

[gasket]

eSGEe has already PM'd me about this. I can get hold of that for you in the UK and send it. Send me a PM and we'll get together to sort out details.

PM sent. Thanks in advance

 

[jtcnj]

it takes a village....

When you get old you have to watch out for your tailpiece failing unexpectedly, especially middle of the night.
Then its time to start wearing them adult diapers.
If you can remember where you put them.

 

[eSGEe]

it takes a village....

And Im its Idiot

FERENGI POWERS ACTIVATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Find---- Ricki tailpiece----

MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH cant even hide in England ---I will find you -----

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Ive always wanted one of those guitars and it makes me just cringe when i think of it falling on to the floor.Ouch.

 

[gasket]

This is like being in a nursing home.
I have Robert, Adrian & Don looking after my material requirements.
Now jtcnj helping with my morning hygiene :-(

 

[gasket]

Ive always wanted one of those guitars and it makes me just cringe when i think of it falling on to the floor.Ouch.

It will be OK with new parts installed and re-strung. Only one small mark on the back of headstock.
I take responsibility for placing it in a room with family and dog traffic, won't be doing that again.

 

[gasket]

It will be OK with new parts installed and re-strung. Only one small mark on the back of headstock.
I take responsibility for placing it in a room with family and dog traffic, won't be doing that again.

The old girl is looking a bit sad just now :-(

 

[JohnnyGoo]

Poor thing

 

[eSGEe]

Oh that is sad indeed!!!

 

[DonP]

But happily defying gravity! She'll be right as rain before you know it.

 

[gasket]

But happily defying gravity! She'll be right as rain before you know it.

We have sideways gravity down under ;-)

 

[gasket]

The Swamp Boy and I are looking for one of these ...

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Rickenbacker R tailpiece bracket Chrome.
Part No 01112
Thin on the ground!

Despite Adrian searching The Americas, Don chasing a lead in the UK and me doing my best down south ... still no luck finding a tailpiece bracket.
I have one on order from a big US supplier and will leave the order live hoping to get a new original bracket one day.
To get this old girl playing again today I purchased some 3mm alloy plate and made a rough replacement. I suspect my alloy bracket will be stronger than the cast units supplied by Rickenbacker
I'm holding off on stringing her up until the new (second hand) tuner arrives from the Florida swamp.

Half done.



Finished (well a little more polishing and it will be).