NGD: Vintage Archtop inside

[mhuxtable]

The story is this...my fiance and I are in a band together. She's just as much a musician as myself & she knows her shit about guitars. She finally developed her first full on hardcore case of GAS.

We go into the local shop & there's been a sweet & weird archtop there for a while....every time we go in she just stares at it & plays it & fawns over it. The guys at the shop offered me a ridiculous deal on it.

So it finally came home today

Definitely is HER guitar. But I am one lucky guy to have a girl that feeds this obsession.

Framus Sorella

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt208/mhuxtable/DSC_0314.jpg

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt208/mhuxtable/DSC_0313.jpg

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt208/mhuxtable/DSC_0312.jpg

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt208/mhuxtable/DSC_0311.jpg

She's been playing "Engine" by Neutral Milk Hotel since we got home.

http://i612.photobucket.com/albums/tt208/mhuxtable/Jguitar.jpg

if you'll notice in the 3rd photo, the contour of the "arch" is asymmetrical...it follows the shape of the guitar....pretty different.

[JohnRosett]

So, how is it? I've seen these before, but never had a chance to play one.

[mhuxtable]

its awesome! plays fantastic...has a fairly skinny neck (front to back)....average nut width. it has a zero fret, which is neat. it plays great, sounds great, pickup sounds great.

[bazooka47]

That is cool. You have probably found this already, but here is more info:

http://www.framus-vintage.de/modules/modells/instruments.php?katID=4627&instrumentID=3770&modellID=474&cl=EN

[mhuxtable]

thanks bazooka!

[fuzz_factor]

Sweet looking guitar! I'd take that home if the price was right and it played OK.

[mhuxtable]

its weird mine isn't in the Sorella category....the one pickup version is different from mine. mine looks like the one without a pickup...but it has a Framus pickup in it.

[mhuxtable]

fuzz_factor the price was unbeatable & it plays great.

[SPROING!]

Hey, that's pretty slick. Cool find.

[mhuxtable]

Thanks buddy

[gillman royce]

Nice . Pup is Billy Lorentz aka Bill Lawrence, circa early to mid '60's

[dnauhei]

:clips