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Topic: Building Stringmasters, Strats and Tele's circa 1959 |
William Clark
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Posted 14 Jan 2011 1:18 pm |
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Cool film of early Fender guitar production including Stringmasters, Deluxe Steels, Strats and Tele's. I love the pile of tweed amps in their boxes ready for shipment!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nswcAPvH0P8
Enjoy!!
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David Eastwood
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Minnesota, USA
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Posted 14 Jan 2011 4:30 pm
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| That was fascinating... can't begin to think what OSHA would make of it these days. |
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Steve Branscom
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Pacific NW
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Posted 14 Jan 2011 4:36 pm
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Loved the "Yankee screwdrive" at 2:00.
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Randy Reeves
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LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 5:57 am
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| thanks for the video. yeah, I noticed all the hand work too. I was very impressed with the free hand work on the band saw. that guy just ran that headstock right thru. amazing. didn't see any templates, CNC machines. very cool. |
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George Piburn
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The Land of Enchantment New Mexico
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 8:40 am edit
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Jay Fagerlie
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Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 10:15 am
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That is so cool.
Does anybody know the names of any of these people?
I'd love to see the amp side of the factory....
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Steinar Gregertsen
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Arendal, Norway, R.I.P.
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 11:52 am
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Cool, mine's a 59/60, could it be..........? 
It sure has come a long way from hot and sunny California..
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Jay Fagerlie
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Lotus, California, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 11:57 am
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Same thing here Steiner- I have a '59 Princeton....that's why I'd like to see the amp side of the factory from 1959
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Adam Gejdos
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 1:55 pm
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Awesome video.
I'm wondering if one of the women winding pickups is Abigail Ybarra. She was the main winder there and thought of as an icon by today's Fenderheads. |
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Mike Neer
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NJ
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 2:15 pm
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Abigail is in the video at 5:58 and so is Freddie Tavares (at the end).
Much better with the sound off. 
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David Eastwood
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Minnesota, USA
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 2:47 pm
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Much better with the sound off. |
Yes, that did get a little wearing, didn't it... |
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Bill Creller
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Saginaw, Michigan, USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 Jan 2011 8:27 pm
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I wonder which one is Mary, the lady who signed my dual Pro.......  |
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Ralph Czitrom
From:
Ringwood, New Jersey
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Posted 16 Jan 2011 4:38 am
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| The footage posted is much of the same footage which was on a DVD which accompanies the "Leo Fender Centennial Edition" of "Fender, The Sound Heard Round the World", by Richard R. Smith. This edition was published in 2009. The book is all I could have asked for (great pictures and text) and DVD is narrated by Mr. Smith, who is the curator at the Fullerton Museum Center. A real treat for Fender fans and definitely worth the $25 I plunked down for it. BTW,the DVD says that the factory tour footage is from 1957. |
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John Dahms
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Perkasie, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2011 9:05 am
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"BTW,the DVD says that the factory tour footage is from 1957."
That makes sense since the Stratocaster has a 2 color sunburst not a three color with red.
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Larry Chung
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San Francisco, CA, USA
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Posted 16 Jan 2011 10:53 am
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Very cool, indeed. I noticed the absence of any bandages or other hand/finger related injuries. Shocking, really. I seem to draw blood every time I even change strings! (:
Thanks for posting this, it's wonderful to see real instruments being made by real people in real moving color images.
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Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 17 Jan 2011 9:38 am
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I love the scuba facemask that one guy had on his forehead. Must use it when his eyes start to hurt.
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