VINTAGE 50'S-60'S FRAMUS ARCHTOP LUTHIER PROJECT GUITAR

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VINTAGE 50'-60'S FRAMUS ARCHTOP LUTHIER PROJECT GUITAR MODEL 5/64-6/64 WITHOUT CASE VIEW OF LOWER FRONT OF GUITAR VIEW OF LOWER BACK YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN OLDER FRAMUS ARCHTOP ACOUSTIC GUITAR POSSIBLE 1950'S OR 1960'S WITH A REDBURST FINISH NEEDING THE MAGIC OF A MASTER LUTHIER OR POSSIBLY YOU CAN DO THE REPAIRS YOURSELF. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD INSTALLED AN EXTERNAL PICKGARD PICKUP SYSTEM AND REMOVED IT UNFORTUNATELY LEAVING THE SCARS BEHIND. INSIDE THE F HOLE IS A LABEL SAYING"BUILT IN THE HEART OF BAVARIA, MODEL 5/64 OR POSSIBLY 5/59 OR 6/69." (IT IS HARD TO READ THE PENCIL WRITING.) NEXT IT SAYS " FRAMUS WERKE BAVARIA, SERIAL NUMBER 11097, MADE IN W.GERMANY" AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE MANY PICS THE GUITAR LOOKS GREAT FROM A DISTANCE BUT UP CLOSE T ARE NUMEROUS NICKS, SCRAPES AND SCREW HOLES INCLUDING SOME TAPE RESIDUE AT TWO PLACES ON THE GUITAR. AT THE HEEL YOU CAN FEEL THE JOINT THAT GLUES TO THE NECK AND HEEL IS STARTING TO PULL AWAY AND MOST LIKELY NEEDS A RESET. STRING HEIGTH AT THE 12 TH FRET IS 1/8". IT HAS STARTING WITH THE ZERO FRET A TOTAL OF 22 FRETS WITH A LOT OF LIFE LEFT IN THEM. THE FINGERBOARD LOOKS LIKE ROSEWOOD OR POSSIBLY MAHOGANY. THE WIDTH OF THE NECK IS 1 5/8". THE ROLLER STYLE BRIDGE LOOKS TO BE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. TUNING MACHINES LOOK ORIGINAL BUT WHOEVER RESTORES THIS GUITAR WILL MOST LIKELY REPLACE THEM read more

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