Have you ever thought of combining a solid GERMAN CARVE archtop guitar with a strat ?Here you are.....the CARVOCASTER !unique & fine old all solidGERMAN CARVE
archtop guitar / SchlaggitarreMade of all solid quality tonewoods in Germany (Penzel ?) around the 1960sabout 110cm total length, scale lenght about 65cm
- solid high arched cherryburst German Carve archtop with multiple black-white celluloid binding
- all solid high arched Jumbo mahogany body with cutaway, solid high arched German Carve back with binding , solid sides
lower bout 43cm, center bout 25cm, upper bout 31cm, sides hight 6,8cm
- straight bolt on maple neck with multiple reinforcement stripes, nice & interesting reversed PENZEL- style headstock, headstock, quality fingerboard with radius, 22frets, pearl dot inlays, nut width 42,5mm
- original hight-adjustable original bridge
- original tailpiece, elaborate engarved
6x single tuners, left thread
- ebony strap pin
Strofied with a unique high-adjustable loaded 3ply pickguard, 3x single coil pickups, V-T-T control, 5way switch + jack socketThe guitar is fully playable with excellent string action (1,8mm (E1) on 12th fret)
In the top, below the right F-hole, a crack was well sealed/closed in a former - well done - repair
The shellac varnish is showing some authentic and characteristical signs of the time and playing (f.e. fine laquer cracks) --> Please see picturesFingerboardand frets are showing no signs of playing. The frets were rounded, t he fingerboard was cleaned and oiledThe0.010 strings are new QUALITY GUITAR MADE IN GERMANY with a very good tone and a unique electronicONE OF A KIND !!