This latter point could be seen as negative in terms of quality if the f-holes weren't so perfectly cut and finished - there's no shabby finishing anywhere.

The satin finish is subtly translucent, a sort of brown/black, you can feel the wood grain, and the whiter binding (without purfling) runs around the top and back edges but not the f-holes. The top and back here is a mahogany-faced laminate, again with solid mahogany sides and neck. Good luck with yours.The Pro version, certainly as supplied for review, is not only more affordable than its higher priced Custom counterpart but also ditches any bling. Anyway, this guitar still has the original tag from the music store it was purchased at, and it was owned by the boy's grandfather as well, so I was warmed to see your story. I really don't want to destroy the piece, but I also know that this guitar will be played in the future, and for practical purposes, a 1/4 inch jack would be preferred.

I am trying to decide whether to make an adapter unit or modify the pickup unit. These guitars were produced in the early 1960's and featured a chrome pickguard/dual single coil pickup unit with a strange output screw on Diode thingy. I thought that the pickup/pickguard assembly looked like a Bill Lawrence unit, and I was right.

I immediately got online and found the Bill Lawrence website. My first guitar was a Framus dreadnought style acoustic, kind of like a Gibson Hummingbird, so when I pulled it out to see the damage, I noticed the 'Billy Lorento' name on it. Hey this is funny, a kid gave this model of guitar to my wife at school today. If you're interested in getting more info or putting it out there for sale, try harmony central or Ebay. Anyway when I looked at selling my Framus I got 150.00 for it. His pickups are prefered by rockers and certain metal players. Billy Lorento was the stage name of a guy we know here in the states as Bill Lawrence. It was much older and was missing some parts. Hi, I actually bought a framus Billy Lorento guitar a few years ago and Loved it. : thank you and hope to hear from anyone who knows about this guitar, leo, : as a child a can remember the sound of this guitar, it was awsome. we like to know what price tack would be on a well looked afther, in exelent order]]], build in very early 1960 bavaria germany, : hi iam leo and my brother in holland has asked me to find out about the guitar he has, the guitar was from our late father, who played in a band for over 25 years.

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