...tell that to Eastwood...
Oh boy...
RIC has had a
ton of quality-control issues...
The infamous exploding "R" tailpiece comes to mind....
Your 12-string tailpiece explodes just before a recording session, and it'll cost you 125.00 (plus your old broken tailpiece) to get it back to good...
(Yeah, I speak from personal experience...)
Oh, but the exploding tailpiece put a few good-sized dents in the finish, too...
Doesn't matter, because--according to RIC--it's
my fault that it broke...or, "normal wear and tear"...
Go on the RIC sites and you'll see
tons of stories exactly like the above...
everybody's tailpiece post '91 will break, sooner or later...
...and, it's because of
poor design and materials, not user-error...
As far as protecting their brand in the marketplace, I'm still flabbergasted that this Eastwood mandolin is even out there...
RIC is that "on it" when it comes to protecting their designs...
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