Framed On the wall in Bruce Welch's house

[JimN]

wow 285 of you have viewed my message above so far, and I have just been informed my information in not correct.............The framed picture on the wall is not from the original catalogue.......So there you are, sorry for wasting your time...........Merry Christmas

It is, however, a version of a photograph which was used in a Fender catalogue, though in cropped form.

[Pol]

wow 285 of you have viewed my message above so far, and I have just been informed my information in not correct.............The framed picture on the wall is not from the original catalogue.......So there you are, sorry for wasting your time...........Merry Christmas

It is, however, a version of a photograph which was used in a Fender catalogue, though in cropped form.

The framed photograph displays a cover page spread out, back and front , of Fender Sales Inc. product catalog 1958-59.
Look further for illustration in The Fender Book by Tony Bacon & Paul Day (Balafon Books 1992).

Also, illustrated in huge book by, Richard R. Smith : Fender The sound heard `round the world (Garfish Publ. Co /Music sales 1995) quote:
" The first full-color photograph of a custom-color Stratocaster - red with gold hardware - appeared on the bold cover of the 1958-59 Fender catalog (which set standards for the industry)".

Cheers Pol.

[Gary Allen]

Well.......unless the photo beside it is a picture of Hank playing a mandolin on the Apache session, I would think Bruce is correct.

[Derek Misselbrook]

So there is life still in this old site I'm pleased to say, over 800 viewers so far, just goes to show if you put up a interesting thread it gets read, I'll be back later with another little gem

[Gary Allen]

So there is life still in this old site I'm pleased to say, over 800 viewers so far, just goes to show if you put up a interesting thread it gets read, I'll be back later with another little gem

Hi Derek, Will it be the Gretsch catalogue framed on Hanks wall ? lol

[cockroach]

If the photo is from the 58/59 Fender catalogue, where is the then new top of the range 1958/9 Jazzmaster with the gold anodised scratchplate?

(AAAARRRGGHH!- I'm sounding like an anorak )

[Derek Misselbrook]

So there is life still in this old site I'm pleased to say, over 800 viewers so far, just goes to show if you put up a interesting thread it gets read, I'll be back later with another little gem

Hi Derek, Will it be the Gretsch catalogue framed on Hanks wall ? lol

That brought a smile to my face this morning......Loved it

[Pol]

Remember that the guitar was brought back from the States by one of Cliff's mates (Dave?) who was given a handwritten description of what to buy. The note was reproduced in one of the books about Cliff, but I can't lay my hands on it at the moment...

George

Cliff´s handwritten note is also reproduced on the homepage of the Dutch group "The Red Strats" www.theredstrats.nl/thestory.htm
Quote......."love the "Red" Fender Guitar with A) Three pickups B) With Fender lever C) Gold-platted hardware...

Cheers Pol.

[GoldenStreet]

Thanks, Pol. The English translation of the Red Strats site, including The Story page...

http://translate.google.co.uk/translate ... 6bih%3D822

Bill