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Topic: fender stringmaster |
Martin Curnan
From:
Lihue, Kauai
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Posted 25 Apr 2009 11:13 am |
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| Can anyone tell me what wood the stringmaster was made of, oak, ash or maple. With a little help from my brother whom makes ukuleles I am going to try to build a single neck string master using koa and fender fretboard, face plate and pan that I have aquired from ebay over period of time. Any advice other that goooooooood luck. |
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Scott Thomas
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Posted 25 Apr 2009 12:03 pm
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They were made of ash. Southern Swamp ash on early Fenders, though Northern hard may have been used later.
Tonally, I think Swamp Ash is preferred and it is usually much lighter in weight--a plus. |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 26 Apr 2009 12:32 pm
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| I've got to believe that Fender, at some point, changed woods. I've got an early 70's vintage SM that weighs a ton. Probably *not* swamp ash. Sounds good, though, but maybe different. Another important change is the finish. At some point, Fender stopped shooting nitro-lacquer on their guitars. Does anyone know when this happened for the Stringmasters? |
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Mark Durante
From:
St. Pete Beach FL
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Posted 26 Apr 2009 1:04 pm
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Ash was used for the majority but I think some of the early models were Oak, and they might have used Alder for some of the later models in the 60's and 70's. And the early dark finish guitars supposedly used Walnut.
We need Jody to post more again so he can set the record straight. |
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Ulric Utsi-Åhlin
From:
Sweden
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Posted 26 Apr 2009 11:37 pm
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Martin,You´re a lucky guy,having a plank o´ Koa
kicking around the shop...I used Koa for Strat-style
guitars back in the late 70´s/early 80´s...great
looks,great sound...post some pix when it starts
to resemble a guitar...McUtsi |
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