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Jeff Scott

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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1080 on: November 23, 2015, 08:39:17 PM »
Quote from: ilan on November 23, 2015, 03:23:01 PM
I don't think I ever saw a transition '73 (narrow inlays, toaster) with gap-tooth tailpiece. Including mine.
This is correct.  My March '73 4001 has a gap tooth tailpiece, the July '73 already had the newer version, so my guess is the change for the tailpiece took place in late Spring of '73.
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« Reply #1081 on: November 23, 2015, 08:39:49 PM »
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« Reply #1082 on: November 24, 2015, 06:20:32 AM »
Quote from: Jeff Scott on November 23, 2015, 08:39:17 PM
This is correct.  My March '73 4001 has a gap tooth tailpiece, the July '73 already had the newer version, so my guess is the change for the tailpiece took place in late Spring of '73.

Note to self: ammend future editions of the book! :o
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« Reply #1083 on: November 24, 2015, 06:33:30 PM »
Quote from: Paul Boyer on November 24, 2015, 06:20:32 AM
Note to self: ammend future editions of the book! :o
That's why publishers created the term 2nd Edition.  8)
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« Reply #1084 on: November 28, 2015, 05:59:32 PM »
... and "updated to include..." ;)
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« Reply #1085 on: December 21, 2015, 11:13:27 PM »
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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1086 on: December 22, 2015, 03:04:12 PM »
I'd never buy anything with that finish.
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« Reply #1087 on: December 23, 2015, 08:39:10 AM »
Back then, John Hall would always respond that "Fireglo is difficult to capture on camera" and that in real life it looked nicer. And then they probably hired another guy for the spray booth and Fireglo was restored to non-clownburst.
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« Reply #1088 on: December 23, 2015, 11:41:04 AM »
The pink on some of those - like the back on this one - always struck me as resembling raw meat...
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« Reply #1089 on: December 23, 2015, 01:49:52 PM »
Quote from: hieronymous on December 23, 2015, 11:41:04 AM
The pink on some of those - like the back on this one - always struck me as resembling raw meat...

I always referred to them as Pinkglo, probably my least favourite RIC finish.

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« Reply #1090 on: December 23, 2015, 02:48:06 PM »
This one looks like it's from Japan - they stopped producing them a few years later though they still sent a few to Japan, I remember seeing a beautiful Jetglo in Kyoto around 2003 or so. Not that there is anything particularly special about this one, in 1999 I think they were still in regular production.
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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1091 on: December 23, 2015, 04:23:36 PM »
Quote from: ilan on December 23, 2015, 08:39:10 AM
Back then, John Hall would always respond that "Fireglo is difficult to capture on camera" and that in real life it looked nicer.

Haha riiight...

That 'burst is pretty bad.
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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1092 on: December 23, 2015, 08:47:18 PM »
Quote from: hieronymous on December 23, 2015, 11:41:04 AM
The pink on some of those - like the back on this one - always struck me as resembling raw meat...

You know, it does. Bloody Meatglo!
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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1093 on: February 07, 2016, 06:00:02 AM »
4004Cii in magnificent Montezuma Brown over flamed maple. IMHO this is one of the most striking finishes for a 4004.

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Re: Cool Rics on eBay
« Reply #1094 on: February 07, 2016, 09:21:52 AM »
think this guy took enough photos? christ on a crutch... :o
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