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0le FUZZY · August 4th, 2003, 01:12 AM

<li>Now iss iss gonna be eazy fer sum of yew old timers here so if yew wood let the new guyz guess.
<li>First, watts rong here and why wood this more than likely be a 51 or 52 rather than a 54 or 55?
(dead stock, un-altered TELECASTER neck)

<li>Don't be em-bare-razzed, it took me quite a spell tew cee it.

bruce t · August 4th, 2003, 02:56 AM

I see two things that might identify an early Tele. The first is the abbreviated walnut plug, very short as opposed to the later, more elongated ones. But my real bet is that it's because the tuning keys are not quite set in a straight line, as they would be if done in a drilling jig or by a multi-spindle drill press. But hey, I'm just guessing. :) Cheers, bt

GilmourD · August 4th, 2003, 03:02 AM

What throws me off is the phillips headed screw. I thought all the 52 and earlier Fenders had slot headed screws.

0le FUZZY · August 4th, 2003, 03:04 AM

<li>At least onna plug part but only close onna second one. Try again yer onna rite track.

bruce t · August 4th, 2003, 03:13 AM

The string hole in the D-key is WAY off center. The keys still aren't drilled straight, but that string hole being so far off-center accentuates the crookedness even more. Didn't Kluson have tooling to keep these things centered by this point? (my second guess, with Fuzzy's redirection). Cheers, bt

0le FUZZY · August 4th, 2003, 03:19 AM

<li>Good eye but many 52 had the Phillips and the reissues use the flats jes because I reckon.
<li>This guitar is dated on the butt as a 54.
<li>This thread will pass but check this story out. This is the TELECASTER that this headstock is on. Most of the folks that haff been here three er four years will member watt I'm trynna git ya'll ta cee. I point it out in this article:
http://personalweb.sunset.net/~barron/purple.html

YEW GOT IT BRUCE!!! HEE! HEE! Ain't that sumthin? I haff ceen that on several others from that era. Crazy!!

0le FUZZY · August 4th, 2003, 03:38 AM

<li>This made me smile whilst I had it here.
<li>Here iss yer slot head screw onna 52 Esquire which should haff the gold decal----------go figger HUH!! I reckon nuttin is cut in stone in any era at Fender. At least thats watt I haff found.

bruce t · August 4th, 2003, 03:40 AM

We late-night vampires get to have all the fun. :)

That is wild, that Kluson still didn't have tooling to keep this straight by the early fifties. Heck, a Springfield Armory musket from the 1840's was built with lotsa jigs and fixtures to keep stuff straight. You'd think that 110 years later Kluson (no johnny-come-lately in the tuning key business) would have that kind of tooling. BTW, Fuzzy, do you know when Kluson did start making tuners? Just curious, but it seems I'd seen them on lots of older Gibbys, etc. Cheers, bt

0le FUZZY · August 4th, 2003, 03:49 AM

<li>They been doin it fer a spell now.
http://www.kluson.com/

Rob DiStefano · August 4th, 2003, 08:00 AM

Looks like the nut's been reversed, too. 8)

trag-o-caster · August 4th, 2003, 01:58 PM

I've read the story of the purple Tele before, but I haven't seen it in quite a spell. It's a WONDERFUL read! Every time I see that guitar I look like this

. Thanks for sharing that with us again!!! :D

August 4th, 2003, 01:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 9,999 6 Photos	Sum Fun TELECASTER <li>Now iss iss gonna be eazy fer sum of yew old timers here so if yew wood let the new guyz guess. <li>First, watts rong here and why wood this more than likely be a 51 or 52 rather than a 54 or 55? (dead stock, un-altered TELECASTER neck) <li>Don't be em-bare-razzed, it took me quite a spell tew cee it.

August 4th, 2003, 02:56 AM	#2 (permalink)
bruce t Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 164	certainly no axe-pert, but... I see two things that might identify an early Tele. The first is the abbreviated walnut plug, very short as opposed to the later, more elongated ones. But my real bet is that it's because the tuning keys are not quite set in a straight line, as they would be if done in a drilling jig or by a multi-spindle drill press. But hey, I'm just guessing. :) Cheers, bt

August 4th, 2003, 03:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 9,999 6 Photos	Rite arm Bruce <li>At least onna plug part but only close onna second one. Try again yer onna rite track.

August 4th, 2003, 03:13 AM	#5 (permalink)
bruce t Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 164	wait a doggone minute... The string hole in the D-key is WAY off center. The keys still aren't drilled straight, but that string hole being so far off-center accentuates the crookedness even more. Didn't Kluson have tooling to keep these things centered by this point? (my second guess, with Fuzzy's redirection). Cheers, bt

August 4th, 2003, 03:19 AM	#6 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 9,999 6 Photos	GilmourD <li>Good eye but many 52 had the Phillips and the reissues use the flats jes because I reckon. <li>This guitar is dated on the butt as a 54. <li>This thread will pass but check this story out. This is the TELECASTER that this headstock is on. Most of the folks that haff been here three er four years will member watt I'm trynna git ya'll ta cee. I point it out in this article: http://personalweb.sunset.net/~barron/purple.html YEW GOT IT BRUCE!!! HEE! HEE! Ain't that sumthin? I haff ceen that on several others from that era. Crazy!!

August 4th, 2003, 03:02 AM	#3 (permalink)
GilmourD Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Nutley, NJ Age: 30 Posts: 1,731	What throws me off is the phillips headed screw. I thought all the 52 and earlier Fenders had slot headed screws.

August 4th, 2003, 03:38 AM	#7 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 9,999 6 Photos	This iss tuff stuff !! <li>This made me smile whilst I had it here. <li>Here iss yer slot head screw onna 52 Esquire which should haff the gold decal----------go figger HUH!! I reckon nuttin is cut in stone in any era at Fender. At least thats watt I haff found.

August 4th, 2003, 03:40 AM	#8 (permalink)
bruce t Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 164	Thanks for the puzzle... We late-night vampires get to have all the fun. :) That is wild, that Kluson still didn't have tooling to keep this straight by the early fifties. Heck, a Springfield Armory musket from the 1840's was built with lotsa jigs and fixtures to keep stuff straight. You'd think that 110 years later Kluson (no johnny-come-lately in the tuning key business) would have that kind of tooling. BTW, Fuzzy, do you know when Kluson did start making tuners? Just curious, but it seems I'd seen them on lots of older Gibbys, etc. Cheers, bt

August 4th, 2003, 03:49 AM	#9 (permalink)
0le FUZZY Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Kolly-forn-knee-ya Posts: 9,999 6 Photos	Eazy one Bruce <li>They been doin it fer a spell now. http://www.kluson.com/

August 4th, 2003, 08:00 AM	#10 (permalink)
Rob DiStefano Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Park Ridge, NJ Age: 63 Posts: 5,159	Looks like the nut's been reversed, too. 8)

August 4th, 2003, 01:58 PM	#11 (permalink)
trag-o-caster R.I.P. Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Flushing, Michigan Age: 48 Posts: 5,142	Thanks 0le FUZZY! I've read the story of the purple Tele before, but I haven't seen it in quite a spell. It's a WONDERFUL read! Every time I see that guitar I look like this . Thanks for sharing that with us again!!! :D __________________ Timothy Jon Lamb

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