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Topic: Another “Can you identify this guitar†question please. |
Mike Anderson
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 23 Mar 2020 5:42 pm |
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Posting on behalf of my friend George Rout, whose computer has been giving him all kinds of grief lately. Here are his words:
The guitar in the attached pictures belongs to a lady whose late husband gave it to her many years ago. It has no identification. She remembers some dialogue about a “Kaufmann†and “Leo Fenderâ€. Can someone shed any light on it. Thanks - George.
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 23 Mar 2020 6:08 pm
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| Not a Fender. It made me think of a Del Vecchio or possibly the same company that made them. |
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Noah Miller
From:
Rocky Hill, CT
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Posted 23 Mar 2020 6:08 pm
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| This is one of those situations where we can rule out a bunch of names - foremost among them Kauffman and Fender - but probably won't come up with a positive match. It's a very cool-looking steel, but it's not from any major American builder. Most likely a nice home-built job. |
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George Rout
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St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Mar 2020 5:35 am
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Thank you gentlemen and thank you Michael for posting it for me.
Geo
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"I play in the A Major tuning. It's fun to learn and so easy to play. It's as old as the hills....like me" |
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Paul DiMaggio
From:
Fort Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
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Posted 24 Mar 2020 3:46 pm
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| The bridge, pickup cover and knobs look a lot like a 40s Kay. The headstock and the scallops in the body don’t tho. |
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Jim Pitman
From:
Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA
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Posted 25 Mar 2020 11:55 am
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| If it is homebuilt, that person did a damn good job. The fretboard looks like Ziricote. Perhaps that's a hint - South america. |
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