Framus

[ghostrider]

Anyone out there that can help me with this? I have a vintage Framus electric acustic, I believe the model # to be 5759 can't really read it that good, and the serial # is 40491 This guitar was built in Bavaria. It is in fair condition. The head looks like it was broken and repaired, however the guitar plays very well and sounds good. Was just curious if anyone out there might know what it is worth and how old it is.
Thanks

[VintAxe]

Well, I'm not really sure ghostrider.

I don't think Framus made a model 5759, it is more likely that the model is 5/59 or you are misreading some of the digits. Those old labels do get tough to read.

If it is a 5/59 it would be an archtop acoustic known as the Sorella. However, you say your guitar is an Electro Acoustic so it has either had a pickup added after manufacture or it isn't a Sorella.

Here is a picture of a Sorella to compare to your guitar:



As for dating, you should be able to look through the f hole of the guitar and see a number with 2 digits and a letter following the serial number. The first two numbers are the production date and the letter is the production month (A = January and so on). So 63C would be a guitar produced in March of 1963.

[Spud1950]