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Topic: Has this been refinished? |
Ron Victoria
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New Jersey, USA
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Randy Reeves
From:
LaCrosse, Wisconsin, USA
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Posted 13 May 2005 5:21 am |
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Brad Bechtel
From:
San Francisco, CA
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Posted 13 May 2005 6:55 am
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I'd agree with Randy. Someone removed the finish entirely, and didn't put anything on it afterwards.
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Ron Brennan
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA; Formerly, Edison, NJ
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Posted 13 May 2005 9:47 pm
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Ron,
Fender Stringmasters were issued in Blond, Walnut & Ebony. This D8 certainly is a 50's Stringmaster. Note the push button neck selector, the tweed case, the legs storage compartment in the upper half of the case. The wood should be Swamp Ash.
In the late, late 50's and into sixties, Fender went to the blade neck selector, co-co colored, tolex covered case, lower half of the case stored the guitar and legs...Butter scotch was added to the color option's.
Fender never deviated from the colors listed above on their Stringmaster product.
This D8 has had the original finish stripped off. It will need work to restore it to it's great Fender legacy.
Look's like the fret board and chrome will need attention. Can't tell about the electronics....Otherwise, it certainly is good candidate for refinishing and restoring....TX
rgds,
Ron
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JCFSC member since 2005 "Be of Good Cheer"
"55" Stringmaster D8,"59" Stringmaster D6
"67" Telecaster,
"60"Fender Concert Amp 4-10's
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George Keoki Lake
From:
Edmonton, AB., Canada
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Posted 13 May 2005 9:52 pm
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"THE MAN I BOUGHT IT FROM TOLD ME THAT A MAN NAMED JERRY BYRD EITHER PLAYED THIS GUITAR, OR PLAYED ONE LIKE THIS ONE I CAN;T REMEMBER NOR DO I KNOW JERRY BYRD".
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This guy obviously has no clue about Jerry. What planet does he live on ? Jerry seldom played Fenders except on very few occasions. That guitar looks to be refinished ... (?) |
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Ron Brennan
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA; Formerly, Edison, NJ
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Posted 19 May 2005 12:33 pm
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INCREDIBLE!!!  6 hrs. to go..it's at $650... reserve not met....Still,I hope it find's a good home and someone who knows what their doing...TX
rgds,
Ron
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JCFSC member since 2005 "Be of Good Cheer"
"55" Stringmaster D8,"59" Stringmaster D6
"67" Telecaster,
"60"Fender Concert Amp 4-10's
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Ron Brennan
From:
Orlando, Florida, USA; Formerly, Edison, NJ
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Posted 19 May 2005 7:34 pm
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Fantastic...$800.00 for this vintage Stringmaster...
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JCFSC member since 2005 "Be of Good Cheer"
"55" Stringmaster D8,"59" Stringmaster D6
"67" Telecaster,
"60"Fender Concert Amp 4-10's
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