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Topic: D8 1955 Stringmaster on ebay |
Jim Konrad
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The Great Black Swamp USA
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 10:17 pm |
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I think someone here might be interested in this....
Link to auction on eBay.
Is that not a really good "buy it now" price $850?
I have nothing to do with this auction, just a heads up to everyone. |
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Doug Beaumier
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Northampton, MA
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Posted 29 Jan 2009 10:33 pm
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| Is that not a really good "buy it now" price $850? |
Not really. It looks like two necks of what was once a larger Stringmaster. I think it's either the middle two necks of a quad, or possibly two necks of a triple. There are no legs or even sockets for legs. The original control plate is gone and it looks like a non-original switch and one control has been added. Non-original output jack has been added on the end. Having said that... it probably sounds good, like a Stringmaster should! 
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 30 Jan 2009 3:45 am
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I think you're right Doug, looks like the front two from a triple. I think they put the toggle switch in the slot for the pickup selector.
It probably does sound good but the price seems to be already at top dollar (IMHO-for a "parts" guitar) and still has six days to go. |
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Rick Alexander
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Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Jan 2009 9:20 am
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You just won't find a clean intact Stringmaster in that price range.
Doug is right - it's the middle 2 necks from a Quad.
If it were 2 necks from a triple, there would be leg sockets under the front neck.
Many Quads were parted out or split up into 2 or 3 guitars. It's a real shame.
But there's no reason it shouldn't sound great.
One of the best sounding Stringmaster necks I ever played was the 3rd neck from a Quad.
It had no sockets or controls, and it had been painted black.
Keith Cordell has recently re-acquired it, and he's planning on keeping it this time! 
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