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'63 Custom Order Fender Stratocaster '57 Mary Kay Gold - Gruhn Appr'd VG Article
Estimated price for orientation: 12 000 $
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Description Brand: Fender Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Body Color: Gold
A guitar like this one with custom ordered maple fret board was featured in VG magazine, see below. This guitar also was custom ordered with '57 Mary Kay Gold plated hardware and was appraised by George Gruhn for $12,500. That is very conservative for reasonably the '57 Mary Kay gold hardware would be $4500+, if you can find it. The original pick guard with matching '63 pickups, covers pots, switch and knobs $5500+. The body, with custom ordered maple neck $5500+. Appraisal will be included with sale. In Detail:
Custom Ordered in 1963, Fender Stratocaster with the following features:
Maple Cap Neck is original custom order Maple Cap fret board stamped 2 Jun 62 B. 1957 Gold Hardware - neck plate Serial # 16285 from 1957. Which is first year for Mary Kay Stratocaster with Gold Hardware. All Gold plated hardware including: Single line gold Kluson tuners as from 1957, neck plate, tremolo, Fender patent pend saddles, screws and springs, jack cup, all screws, string tree and strap buttons. 3/63 Original pencil dated Body – pickguard, shield, knobs, covers, pots, pickups and switch with 3 matched 1963 original pots, 3046315 date codes. Original staggered pole pickups, black bobbins with cloth wire. Original 3 way switch and cap. Ground wire solder joint on volume pot re-solder. All the contours on body are original, no extra routes. Newer tremolo arm and at very end of neck a tiny 1/4” crack that stops at last fret – not going nowhere. A custom order 63 – 64 maple cap fretboard Fender with custom color was featured in an article in Vintage Guitar Magazine in 1997 December Pg. 45.
This Fender Stratocaster, was custom ordered in 1963 with maple neck, gold hardware and Fiesta Red. The body was refinished over 20+ years ago in nitrocellulose lacquer, High E tuner has been clipped or replaced with single line gold kluson matching tuner. Neck is pro refret and oversprayed and retains original fender logo. One pot shaft spline has been repaired, all pots have matching date codes and are original to guitar. Comes with correct '63 brown tolex fender case.
The guitar plays and sounds fantastic. Sold As Is, as described, No returns.
Winning bidder to pay $95.00 shipping for continental 48 states USA. Absolutely NO Foreign bidders, APO or PO boxes - will ship to confirmed PayPal address Only. Thanks!
Description
| Brand: | Fender | Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States |
| Body Color: | Gold |
A guitar like this one with custom ordered maple fret board was featured in VG magazine, see below. This guitar also was custom ordered with '57 Mary Kay Gold plated hardware and was appraised by George Gruhn for $12,500. That is very conservative for reasonably the '57 Mary Kay gold hardware would be $4500+, if you can find it. The original pick guard with matching '63 pickups, covers pots, switch and knobs $5500+. The body, with custom ordered maple neck $5500+. Appraisal will be included with sale. In Detail:
| Custom Ordered in 1963, Fender Stratocaster with the following features: Maple Cap Neck is original custom order Maple Cap fret board stamped 2 Jun 62 B. 1957 Gold Hardware - neck plate Serial # 16285 from 1957. Which is first year for Mary Kay Stratocaster with Gold Hardware. All Gold plated hardware including: Single line gold Kluson tuners as from 1957, neck plate, tremolo, Fender patent pend saddles, screws and springs, jack cup, all screws, string tree and strap buttons. 3/63 Original pencil dated Body – pickguard, shield, knobs, covers, pots, pickups and switch with 3 matched 1963 original pots, 3046315 date codes. Original staggered pole pickups, black bobbins with cloth wire. Original 3 way switch and cap. Ground wire solder joint on volume pot re-solder. All the contours on body are original, no extra routes. Newer tremolo arm and at very end of neck a tiny 1/4” crack that stops at last fret – not going nowhere. A custom order 63 – 64 maple cap fretboard Fender with custom color was featured in an article in Vintage Guitar Magazine in 1997 December Pg. 45. Winning bidder to pay $95.00 shipping for continental 48 states USA. Absolutely NO Foreign bidders, APO or PO boxes - will ship to confirmed PayPal address Only. Thanks!This Fender Stratocaster, was custom ordered in 1963 with maple neck, gold hardware and Fiesta Red. The body was refinished over 20+ years ago in nitrocellulose lacquer, High E tuner has been clipped or replaced with single line gold kluson matching tuner. Neck is pro refret and oversprayed and retains original fender logo. One pot shaft spline has been repaired, all pots have matching date codes and are original to guitar. Comes with correct '63 brown tolex fender case. The guitar plays and sounds fantastic. Sold As Is, as described, No returns. |