| Benefits of Online Rickenbacker Registration |
 1. A dynamic online database
is continually growing and more current compared to the static or more closed
databases available through printed texts.
- 2. Colour multiple displays of
same models allow for a more detailed appreciation of changes in style and
finish of Rickenbackers from the 1930's until today. A single photo in a selected publication may not be an accurately reflect the full range of features avaiable over a particular period. The photos taken by
multiple observers provide for a more broad based focus than is likely to be obtained
from a single photographer or collector.
- 3. Registrations from the
internet allow for an appreciation of the relative distribution of Rickenbackers
worldwide that has not yet been researched.
- 4. Printed texts are often
faced with limitations of space that minimize the extent to which rarer aspects of the
guitars can be displayed.
- 5. Online scrutiny by
owners and collectors provides for corrections and new information that
cannot be updated easily in printed publications.
- 6. The number of observations contributing
to the online database is known and may provide for a more objective means of
deciding the relative rarity of instruments. In short, more reliable and valid
estimates of specific instrument features is more likely to be
determined from a pooling of information from multiple knowledgeable sources
that from a single contributing author using a more restricted sample size.
- 7. All of the essential features of Rickenbacker guitars
can be known by a wide population worlwide and not limited to a restricted number
of experts and collectors. There is no book to buy.
- 8. It is fun to share the beauty,features and excitement
your Rickenbacker with others. When was the last time that someone
knocked on your door and asked if they could put a picture of your
Rickenbacker in their book. Every Rickenbacker owner becomes a contributor
once they register.
- 9. If you bought your guitar second hand
do you have any idea how many owners there were before you. By registering
you give your guitar a place in history and its movement around the world
can be tracked.
- 10. Registering your instrument may be
an important step in proving ownership to the Police or Insurance Companies
in the event that your instrument is lost or stolen.
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