GRETSCH CONVERTIBLE MODEL 6199/SAL SALVADOR MODEL #unknown

Submitted by guitar-list on Fri, 2009-10-30 06:26
Owner: 
BeBop Guitars And Drums
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This is a Gretsch Convertible/ Sal salvador guitar made in 1956. The DeArmond dynasonic pick up of this guitar is suspended clear of the top. The finish on this guitar is cool: lotus ivory top with a metallic copper mist body and neck. All metal parts are gold plated.

ALVAREZ 5032 TIMBER RIDGE #69740

Submitted by guitar-list on Sun, 2009-10-25 12:11
Owner: 
JuLeah C.
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This is an Alvarez Acoustic guitar, model 5032. It was bought around 1994. Condition is very good. The label says "Silver Anniversary" which possibly means the guitar was made in 1990 - when the Alvarez brandname celebrated its silver anniversary. The BlueBook of acoustic guitars, however, says that this model was introduced in 1994 and discontinued in 1998.

Zemaitis

Submitted by guitar-list on Sat, 2009-10-24 08:57
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Tony Zemaitis started making guitars in the 1950s entering full time guitar makingin 1965. He made guitars  During the 1970s, he began experimenting with placing a metal shield on the top of the guitar in order reduce noise picked up by the guitars' pickups. To decorate these guitars, Zemaitis enlisted the skills of gun engraver Danny O'Brien.

ROCKINGER ROGER SATURN

Submitted by guitar-list on Thu, 2009-10-22 12:53
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Body and neck onepiece mahogany surrounded by a chrome plated steel tube. Equipped with a Duesenberg Domino P90 singlecoil pickup in neck position (3-dimensionally adjustable dog ear pickup cover) and a Duesenberg Grand Vintage humbucker in bridge position.
3-way-switch, wiring exactly as on Duesenberg Starplayer TV. New Vibromaster tremolo for smooth action.

DEFIL KOSMOS

Submitted by guitar-list on Wed, 2009-10-21 21:16
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The Defil Kosmos is based on the Gibson Moderne shape, and was manufactured in the 1970s. The Kosmos has a black scratchplate with white edge, and two large black single coil pickups. It has a printed electronic circuit board beneath the scratch plate, with the four controls mounted through it.  The two pickups are on play all the time.

DEFIL

Submitted by guitar-list on Wed, 2009-10-21 21:02
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Defil is a Polish musical instruments manufacturer founded in the second half of the nineteenth century. It was in existence until 2007 when stricter emissions regulations forced the closure of its factory.

Make a Humbucker

Submitted by guitar-list on Tue, 2009-10-13 21:05

This video from Searcy String Works shows you how to make a humbucking pickup.

Blackheart Engineering

Submitted by guitar-list on Tue, 2009-10-13 10:43
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Blackheart Engineering is a new guitar amplifier brand that combines the design expertise of Pyotr Belov and manufacturing capacity of Crate/LOUD Technologies Inc. Blackheart Engineering is dedicated to making affordable old-school, all-tube amplifiers.

ROTOSOUND

Submitted by guitar-list on Thu, 2009-10-08 08:41
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Rotosound was originated by James How in 1958 in the United Kingdom. James How designed his own string winding machine and began manufacturing guitar strings in his shed. Originally he called the company Top Strings, but couldn’t copyright that name, so he changed it to Rotop and finally into Rotosound around 1965. This tied in nicely with the company’s flagship round wound bass string.

HOME MADE ELECTRIC GUITAR #hardware-guitar

Submitted by guitar-list on Thu, 2009-10-01 09:56
Owner: 
unknown
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This guitar built from workshop hardware shows you can make an electric guitar out of just about anything.  The neck is a spirit level, with attached saw and hammer. Paint tins behind the body add resonant chambers. The frets look like nails and are tied on sitar-style. But electrified and played through an amplfier with a bit of delay it sounds OK.