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1957 catalog 1959 catalog

Specifications: Cutaway. Body width: ? mm. Body length: ? mm. Scale length: ? mm. Mahogany top. Mahogany body. 4-ply bound top. Single-bound back. Single-bound pickguard. Mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod. Metal truss rod cover with a star and "1900". Single-bound headstock. No headstock logo. Single-bound rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlay. Open back tuners. 2 Sela low-impedance pickups. 3 knobs (2 volume & 1 three-way rotary switch) on lower treble bout. Nickel plated hardware. Natural finish. Introduced: ca 1957 (reportedly, 139 were made) Sela pickups (1950s) Earliest known example: 356747 (1957) 356748 (1957) 366199 (1957) 366217 (1957) ca 1958: No star or "1900" on truss rod cover (star and "1900" used until ca 1962). 374050 (1958) - (changed pickguard & knobs, added vibrato tailpiece) Latest known example: 403013 (1959)